Long Branch, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LONG BRANCH-OAKHURST, NJ US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Long Branch has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 52.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.27 in) and February the driest (3.31 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,827
Cooling need
768

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

36 of 366 (9.8%) of Long Branch'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.

1900s
2
1910s
31
1920s
27
1930s
41
1940s
43
1950s
33
1960s
20
1970s
34
1980s
36
1990s
39
2000s
14
2010s
21
2020s
25

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 41.8°F 24.8°F 33.3°F 4.20 in 11
February 43.1°F 25.9°F 34.5°F 3.31 in 9
March 49.2°F 32.3°F 40.8°F 4.33 in 10
April 58.9°F 41.0°F 50.0°F 3.91 in 11
May 68.3°F 50.8°F 59.5°F 4.13 in 12
June 77.8°F 60.9°F 69.3°F 4.34 in 10
July 83.5°F 66.8°F 75.1°F 4.40 in 9
August 81.8°F 65.4°F 73.6°F 6.27 in 9
September 76.2°F 58.9°F 67.6°F 4.33 in 9
October 65.5°F 46.9°F 56.2°F 4.71 in 10
November 55.6°F 37.3°F 46.4°F 3.82 in 9
December 46.9°F 30.0°F 38.4°F 4.78 in 10

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