Cape May, NJ Climate

Cape May, NJ has a humid subtropical climate with warm, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in July is 75.3°F (24.1°C) and the average temperature in January is 34°F (1°C). Rainfall is common throughout the year and snowfall occurs primarily between December and March. The area experiences almost 2,000 hours of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest places on the East Coast.

Cape May, New Jersey gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cape May averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Cape May. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cape May 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cape May is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.5 Summer - 6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Cape May, 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 Cape May with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Jersey. In Cape May, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cape May are September, June and August.

In Cape May, there are 14.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cape May with an average of 26.8°. This is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

In Cape May, there are 80.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Cape May, there are 0.3 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 Cape May but some summer months can be unpleasant. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Cape May are August, July and June.

March is the wettest month in Cape May with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Cape May means that it is one of the driest places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in Cape May with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 113.1 rainy days annually in Cape May, 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 11.6 inches in Cape May means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Cape May with 5.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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monica · Cape May, NJ

Cape May NJ

Over 11 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of More

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Virginia · Avalon, NJ

Beautiful on the beach and the mainland

Over 20 years ago

From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone More

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