Elizabeth, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEWARK INTL AP, NJ US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elizabeth has an annual average temperature of 55.5°F with about 46.6 inches of precipitation per year and 31.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.66 in) and February the driest (2.98 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,515
Cooling need
1,095

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

53 of 366 (14.5%) of Elizabeth'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.

1840s
5
1850s
3
1860s
3
1870s
3
1880s
9
1890s
18
1900s
13
1910s
11
1920s
5
1930s
12
1940s
43
1950s
28
1960s
18
1970s
19
1980s
24
1990s
50
2000s
30
2010s
37
2020s
35

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 40.0°F 25.5°F 32.8°F 3.42 in 9.1 in 11
February 43.0°F 27.2°F 35.1°F 2.98 in 10.1 in 10
March 50.9°F 34.2°F 42.5°F 4.13 in 5.6 in 11
April 62.6°F 44.1°F 53.3°F 3.87 in 0.5 in 12
May 72.6°F 53.9°F 63.3°F 3.97 in 11
June 81.8°F 63.6°F 72.7°F 4.34 in 11
July 86.9°F 69.4°F 78.2°F 4.66 in 10
August 84.7°F 68.0°F 76.4°F 4.15 in 10
September 77.7°F 60.7°F 69.2°F 3.82 in 9
October 66.0°F 49.0°F 57.5°F 3.79 in 0.2 in 9
November 54.9°F 39.0°F 47.0°F 3.33 in 0.6 in 9
December 44.8°F 31.2°F 38.0°F 4.14 in 5.4 in 11

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