What weather to expect in New Jersey
New Jersey is part of USA - United States of America. The climate of USA is very varied, as United States of America is a large country. The climate is mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, and arctic in Alaska. This is not all. The climate is semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest. You can expect low winter temperatures in the northwest, but they are sometimes moderated in January and February by warm winds. Winters in the south are warmer. Don? forget, that temperatures are usually significantly lower in mountains.
When speaking about the usual weather in this area, the information is relevant for example for these popular places: Allamuchy, Allenhurst, Allentown, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Avalon, Avon by the Sea, Basking Ridge, Bayonne, Beach Haven, Belle Mead, Belmar, Bergen County, Bernardsville, Blairstown, Boonton, Bordentown, Bradley Beach, Brick Township, Bridgewater, Burlington, Burlington County, Camden, Camden County, Cape May, Cape May County, Carneys Point, Cherry Hill, Chester, Cinnaminson, Clark, Clifton, Clinton, Collingswood, Colts Neck, Cranford, Cumberland County, Deal, Delaware River Region, Delaware Township, Dorothy, Dover, East Brunswick, East Hanover, East Orange, East Rutherford, Edison, Egg Harbor City, Elizabeth, Englewood, Englishtown, Essex County, Ewing, Fair Haven, Fair Lawn, Fairfield, Fanwood, Far Hills, Flemington, Florence, Fort Lee, Freehold, Frenchtown, Garfield, Gateway, Gibbstown, Glen Rock, Gloucester County, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Hackensack, Hackettstown, Haddonfield, Hammonton, Harrison, Haworth, Hazlet, Highland Park, Highlands, Hightstown, Hoboken, Hope, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Jackson Township, Jersey City, Jersey Shore, Keansburg, Kenilworth, Lake Hopatcong, Lakewood, Lambertville, Lebanon, Lincoln Park, Linden, Lindenwold, Long Beach Island, Long Branch, Long Hill, Lyndhurst, Manalapan, Manasquan, Manville, Maplewood, Mays Landing, Medford, Mercer County, Metuchen, Middlesex County, Middletown, Monmouth County, Montague, Montclair, Montgomery Township, Montville, Morris County, Morristown, Mount Olive, Netcong, New Brunswick, New Providence, Newark, North Brunswick, Nutley, Ocean City, Ocean County, Ocean Grove, Old Bridge, Ortley Beach, Paramus, Park Ridge, Parsippany, Passaic, Passaic County, Paterson, Penns Grove, Pennsauken, Pennsville, Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg, Pine Barrens, Plainfield, Pleasantville, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, Princeton, Ramsey, Randolph, Raritan, Red Bank, Ridgewood, River Edge, River Vale, Riverside, Robbinsville, Rockaway, Rumson, Runnemede, Rutherford, Salem County, Scotch Plains, Sea Isle City, Seaside Heights, Secaucus, Short Hills, Skylands, Somerdale, Somers Point, Somerset, Somerset County, Somerville, South Orange, Southern Shore, Spring Lake, Stanhope, Stockton, Stone Harbor, Succasunna, Summit, Sussex County, Swedesboro, Teaneck, Titusville, Toms River, Trenton, Union, Union City, Union County, Ventnor City, Vernon, Vineland, Warren County, Washington, Wayne, Weehawken, West Orange, West Windsor, Westfield, Westwood, Wildwood, Williamstown, Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodstown, Wyckoff.
Let's look now what weather you can expect in the area around Atlantic City and in many other cities. The warmest month here is July, the average maximum temperature is 27.3 ℃ (81.14 ℉). The average minimum temperature in this month is 21.3 ℃ (70.34 ℉). The coldest month here is January, the average maximum temperature is 5.5 ℃ (41.9 ℉). The average minimum temperature in this month is -1.4 ℃ (29.48 ℉). The most rainy month here is April, the average number of rainy days is 10.7. The least rainy month here is October, the average number of rainy days is 7.5.
When travelling around New Jersey, always consider the altitude of the the place as well. We should remind you, that the highest point in USA - United States of America is Denali (Mount McKinley) (6190 m) and the lowest point is Death Valley (-86 m). So there are huge differences in altitudes in this country and the weather is very different in them therefore. Keep in mind, that the temperature usually decreases by 1.2 - 1.9 ℃ (2.2 - 3.5 ℉) per 200 m (656 ft), depending on the other conditions. (And we should add, that in the very special condition named thermal inversion even the temperature may be higher in higher altitudes.)
Please, keep in mind, that this is not a weather forecast, but the information about the usual weather (average). This should help you to decide, when is the best time to go to New Jersey. Read more details about the typical weather there in all individual months below:
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