Zip 08210 (Cape May Court House, NJ) Climate

The climate in 08210 Cape May Court House, NJ is generally mild with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature typically ranges from 40°F to 85°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 95°F. Precipitation is usually moderate throughout the year, with average rainfall being around 48 inches per year. Winters are characteristically chilly, but snowfall is quite rare. Summers are pleasantly warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Overall, the area has a pleasant climate with temperatures that range from pleasant to hot throughout the year.

Cape May Court House (zip 08210), New Jersey gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cape May Court House (zip 08210) averages 15 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 Cape May Court House (zip 08210). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cape May Court House (zip 08210) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 08210 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 08210 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cape May Court House, New Jersey	United States
	44.6 in.	38.1 in.
	14.8 in.	27.8 in.
	113.8 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	85.1°	85.8°
	23.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	3.8	4.3
	23 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 the 08210 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Jersey. In the 08210 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 08210 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 08210 zip code, there are 14.0 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 the 08210 zip code with an average of 23.7°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In the 08210 zip code, there are 101.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

In the 08210 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 08210 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 08210 zip code are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 08210 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 08210 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in the 08210 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 113.8 rainy days annually in the 08210 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 14.8 inches in the 08210 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in the 08210 zip code with 7.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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