Hackettstown, NJ Climate


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Hackettstown, NJ is located in the Northeastern United States and experiences a humid continental climate. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching an average high of 83°F in July and August. Winters are cold with temperatures dropping to an average low of 21°F in December and January. The area experiences moderate levels of precipitation throughout the year with approximately 43 inches falling annually. Snowfall averages around 24 inches per year, providing plenty of winter recreational activities.

Hackettstown, New Jersey gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hackettstown averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Hackettstown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hackettstown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Hackettstown, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHackettstown, New JerseyUnited States
  48.6 in.38.1 in.
  33.9 in.27.8 in.
  118.2 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  17.4°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  571 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 Hackettstown with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Jersey. In Hackettstown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hackettstown are June, August and July.
In Hackettstown, there are 7.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hackettstown with an average of 17.4°. This is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Hackettstown, there are 133.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Hackettstown, there are 3.4 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 Hackettstown 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.
July is the wettest month in Hackettstown with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.6 inches in Hackettstown means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Hackettstown with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 118.2 rainy days annually in Hackettstown, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.9 inches in Hackettstown means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Hackettstown with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 13 years ago

Lovely little town with active college life at Cententary College. New theater at the college offers many choices culturally. Town could use a little improvement;  More

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Over 16 years ago

I can't afford and don't choose to live near the congested area in North Eastern New Jersey where I work. It is a great place to come home to each night after a hard  More

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Over 18 years ago

First the good about New Jersey, the "Garden State" of our nation. NJ is a great state for employment opportunities, top-notch medical care is available in both NJ and  More

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