Wharton, NJ Climate


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Wharton, NJ has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperatures range from the mid-20s in January to the mid-80s in July. The area sees an average of 4 inches of snowfall each year, with rain spread out throughout the year. June is typically the wettest month with 5.7 inches of rain on average while February is usually the driest month with just 2 inches of precipitation. Humidity levels are high, with a yearly average relative humidity of 77%.

Wharton, New Jersey gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wharton averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Wharton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wharton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wharton is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Jersey.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Wharton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWharton, New JerseyUnited States
  51.6 in.38.1 in.
  33.4 in.27.8 in.
  115.6 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  17.4°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  686 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Wharton with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Wharton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wharton are June, September and August.
In Wharton, there are 9.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wharton with an average of 17.4°. This is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Wharton, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Wharton, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Wharton but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Wharton with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.6 inches in Wharton means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Wharton with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 115.6 rainy days annually in Wharton, which is less rainy than most places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.4 inches in Wharton means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Wharton with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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