Boonton, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BOONTON 1 SE, NJ US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Boonton has an annual average temperature of 51.8°F with about 49.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.91 in) and February the driest (2.79 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,430
Cooling need
681

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

40 of 366 (10.9%) of Boonton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
41
1900s
4
1910s
19
1920s
27
1930s
39
1940s
40
1950s
33
1960s
14
1970s
20
1980s
13
1990s
29
2000s
30
2010s
38
2020s
19

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 37.6°F 20.6°F 29.1°F 3.73 in 11
February 40.0°F 21.8°F 30.9°F 2.79 in 10
March 48.4°F 28.7°F 38.5°F 4.16 in 11
April 61.1°F 39.1°F 50.1°F 3.63 in 12
May 71.0°F 49.3°F 60.1°F 3.95 in 13
June 80.7°F 58.8°F 69.7°F 4.91 in 12
July 85.4°F 64.0°F 74.7°F 4.70 in 11
August 83.6°F 62.1°F 72.8°F 3.67 in 10
September 76.5°F 54.4°F 65.5°F 4.68 in 9
October 64.1°F 42.4°F 53.2°F 4.54 in 11
November 52.6°F 33.1°F 42.8°F 4.06 in 8
December 42.4°F 26.2°F 34.3°F 4.36 in 12

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