Climate in Zip 08869 (Raritan, NJ)

Raritan (zip 08869), New Jersey gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Raritan (zip 08869) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Raritan (zip 08869). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Raritan (zip 08869) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 20
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 08869 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

July is the hottest month for the 08869 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Jersey. In the 08869 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 08869 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 08869 zip code, there are 18.0 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 08869 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In the 08869 zip code, there are 122.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In the 08869 zip code, there are 1.4 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 08869 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 08869 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in the 08869 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in the 08869 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 116.8 rainy days annually in the 08869 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 22.8 inches in the 08869 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in the 08869 zip code with 7.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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