Zip 07970 (Mount Freedom, NJ) Climate

Located in northern New Jersey, 07970 Mount Freedom experiences a humid continental climate. The area has four distinct seasons, with mild temperatures during spring and fall, warm summers and cold winters. Average annual precipitation is around 41 inches, which is spread out evenly throughout the year. Snowfall averages about 26 inches per year. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures dropping below freezing on some nights while summers are generally hot and humid with the average temperature in July reaching 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mount Freedom (zip 07970), New Jersey gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Freedom (zip 07970) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Mount Freedom (zip 07970). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Freedom (zip 07970) 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
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 the 07970 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Jersey.

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 07970 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 07970 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Jersey. In the 07970 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 07970 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 07970 zip code, there are 6.1 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 the 07970 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.

In the 07970 zip code, there are 131.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In the 07970 zip code, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 07970 zip code 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 the 07970 zip code 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 51.5 inches in the 07970 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in the 07970 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 115.5 rainy days annually in the 07970 zip code, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.4 inches in the 07970 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in the 07970 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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