Colts Neck, NJ Climate

Colts Neck, NJ has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. Average temperatures in Colts Neck range from 28°F to 87°F, with July being the hottest month and January being the coldest. Summertime temperatures tend to hover around 80-85°F with high humidity. Winters are generally warm and wet, with average temperatures staying above freezing for most of the season. The town receives an average of 48 inches of rain annually, making it one of the wettest areas in New Jersey.

Colts Neck, New Jersey gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colts Neck averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Colts Neck. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colts Neck gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Colts Neck, 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 Colts Neck with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Colts Neck, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colts Neck are June, September and August.

In Colts Neck, there are 11.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New Jersey.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Colts Neck with an average of 24.2°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Colts Neck, there are 89.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Colts Neck, 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 Colts Neck 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 Colts Neck with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 Colts Neck means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in Colts Neck with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 116.3 rainy days annually in Colts Neck, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.7 inches in Colts Neck means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Colts Neck with 8.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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