Egg Harbor City, NJ Climate


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Egg Harbor City, NJ enjoys a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. During the winter months, temperatures average around 40 degrees Fahrenheit with occasional snowfall. In the summertime, temperatures can reach into the mid 80s with high levels of humidity. Precipitation is fairly consistent all year round, overall averaging around 45 inches per year. The area experiences all four seasons throughout the year, making it a great place to visit for any season.

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Egg Harbor City averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Egg Harbor City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Egg Harbor City 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Egg Harbor City is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Egg Harbor City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEgg Harbor City, New JerseyUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  18.7 in.27.8 in.
  116.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.6°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  59 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 Egg Harbor City with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Egg Harbor City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Egg Harbor City are September, June and August.
In Egg Harbor City, there are 14.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Egg Harbor City with an average of 25.5°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Egg Harbor City, there are 86.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Egg Harbor City, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Egg Harbor City 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.
August is the wettest month in Egg Harbor City with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Egg Harbor City means that it is one of the driest places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Egg Harbor City with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 116.0 rainy days annually in Egg Harbor City, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.7 inches in Egg Harbor City means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Egg Harbor City with 7.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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