Wanaque, NJ Climate

Wanaque, NJ has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters throughout the year. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85°F, while the average low temperature in the winter is around 28°F. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, but snowfall can be significant during the winter months. The area experiences four distinct seasons with mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine making it an ideal place to live.

Wanaque, New Jersey gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Wanaque. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wanaque gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 19
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Wanaque, 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 Wanaque with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Wanaque, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wanaque are June, September and August.

In Wanaque, there are 11.3 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 Wanaque with an average of 19.2°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In Wanaque, there are 116.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In Wanaque, there are 2.0 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 Wanaque 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.

October is the wettest month in Wanaque with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.4 inches in Wanaque means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in Wanaque with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 111.3 rainy days annually in Wanaque, 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 24.8 inches in Wanaque means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Wanaque with 7.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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