Zip 08109 (Merchantville, NJ) Climate

08109 Merchantville, NJ has a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summers typically have temperatures reaching the high 80s and low 90s while winters typically don't exceed the mid-30s. Rainfall is fairly moderate throughout the year, with the wettest months occurring in May and August. In general, Merchantville's climate is conducive to outdoor activities such as hiking and biking during the warmer months, and snow sports during the winter.

Merchantville (zip 08109), New Jersey gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Merchantville (zip 08109) averages 13 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 Merchantville (zip 08109). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Merchantville (zip 08109) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 08109 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 08109 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Merchantville, New Jersey	United States
	47.4 in.	38.1 in.
	12.8 in.	27.8 in.
	125.8 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	87.9°	85.8°
	26.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.3	4.3
	7 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 08109 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Jersey. In the 08109 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 08109 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 08109 zip code, there are 30.6 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 08109 zip code with an average of 26.3°. This is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

In the 08109 zip code, there are 76.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

In the 08109 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 08109 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 08109 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in the 08109 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in the 08109 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 125.8 rainy days annually in the 08109 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.8 inches in the 08109 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in the 08109 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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