Elizabeth, NJ
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEWARK INTL AP, NJ US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Elizabeth
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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 |
Climate twins of Elizabeth
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