Burlington, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PHILADELPHIA/MT HOLLY WFO, NJ US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Burlington has an annual average temperature of 53.1°F with about 45.9 inches of precipitation per year and 24.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.10 in) and February the driest (2.71 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,073
Cooling need
795

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

124 of 366 (33.9%) of Burlington'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.

1990s
74
2000s
119
2010s
103
2020s
70

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 38.8°F 22.5°F 30.7°F 3.32 in 8.4 in 13
February 41.8°F 23.4°F 32.6°F 2.71 in 6.1 in 12
March 50.1°F 30.6°F 40.4°F 4.05 in 5.9 in 12
April 62.7°F 40.6°F 51.7°F 3.48 in 13
May 71.9°F 50.9°F 61.4°F 3.63 in 14
June 80.8°F 60.8°F 70.8°F 4.17 in 12
July 85.3°F 65.9°F 75.6°F 5.10 in 12
August 83.1°F 64.0°F 73.6°F 4.49 in 12
September 76.3°F 56.7°F 66.5°F 3.65 in 9
October 64.2°F 44.6°F 54.4°F 3.82 in 0.1 in 10
November 53.7°F 34.1°F 43.9°F 3.18 in 0.5 in 11
December 43.9°F 27.6°F 35.8°F 4.31 in 3.8 in 13

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