Clinton, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FLEMINGTON 5 NNW, NJ US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clinton has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 50.9 inches of precipitation per year and 27.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.94 in) and February the driest (3.11 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,334
Cooling need
675

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

25 of 366 (6.8%) of Clinton'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
3
1900s
21
1910s
30
1920s
28
1930s
47
1940s
52
1950s
32
1960s
30
1970s
24
1980s
17
1990s
24
2000s
25
2010s
24
2020s
9

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 37.8°F 20.6°F 29.2°F 3.93 in 6.2 in 11
February 40.9°F 21.8°F 31.3°F 3.11 in 9.4 in 9
March 49.6°F 29.0°F 39.3°F 4.52 in 5.7 in 11
April 62.5°F 38.7°F 50.6°F 4.14 in 0.9 in 12
May 72.4°F 48.6°F 60.5°F 4.28 in 13
June 80.9°F 58.0°F 69.5°F 4.77 in 12
July 85.9°F 63.3°F 74.6°F 4.94 in 11
August 84.1°F 61.4°F 72.7°F 4.24 in 11
September 77.4°F 54.0°F 65.7°F 4.39 in 9
October 65.0°F 42.3°F 53.6°F 4.46 in 10
November 53.3°F 33.2°F 43.2°F 3.50 in 0.4 in 9
December 42.8°F 26.2°F 34.5°F 4.66 in 4.5 in 11

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