Zip 07306 (Jersey City, NJ) Climate

Jersey City, NJ has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, with an average high temperature of 81°F (27°C) in July. Winters are mild but can occasionally be cold, with an average low temperature of 25°F (-4°C) in January. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging over 47 inches annually. Spring and fall are generally moderate seasons with temperatures ranging from the mid-50s to the mid-80s (10–29°C). Snowfall is light, usually only occurring a few times each year.

Jersey City (zip 07306), New Jersey gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jersey City (zip 07306) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Jersey City (zip 07306). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jersey City (zip 07306) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 07306 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 07306 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jersey City, New Jersey	United States
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	85.5°	85.8°
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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 07306 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Jersey. In the 07306 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 07306 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 07306 zip code, there are 18.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New Jersey.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 07306 zip code with an average of 24.8°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In the 07306 zip code, there are 79.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In the 07306 zip code, there are 0.2 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 the 07306 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.

July is the wettest month in the 07306 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 48.2 inches in the 07306 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in the 07306 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 114.5 rainy days annually in the 07306 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.5 inches in the 07306 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in the 07306 zip code with 9.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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