Zip 08027 (Gibbstown, NJ) Climate

08027 Gibbstown, NJ experiences four distinct seasons with mild temperatures. Summers are hot and humid with average high temperatures in the low to mid 80s and occasional periods of extreme heat. Winters are cold but usually quite dry, with average lows around 20°F. Spring and fall are short but pleasant with temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to lower 70s. The area gets about 45 inches of rain per year, on average, so there is plenty of precipitation throughout the year.

Gibbstown (zip 08027), New Jersey gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gibbstown (zip 08027) 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 Gibbstown (zip 08027). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gibbstown (zip 08027) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 08027 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.1 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 08027 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 08027 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Jersey. In the 08027 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 08027 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 08027 zip code, there are 23.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New Jersey.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 08027 zip code with an average of 27.1°. This is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

In the 08027 zip code, there are 69.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

In the 08027 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 08027 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 08027 zip code are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 08027 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in the 08027 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in the 08027 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 112.9 rainy days annually in the 08027 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 15.1 inches in the 08027 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in the 08027 zip code with 5.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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