Morristown, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CANOE BROOK, NJ US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Morristown has an annual average temperature of 53.3°F with about 50.4 inches of precipitation per year and 24 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.9°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.94 in) and February the driest (2.96 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,055
Cooling need
840

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

52 of 366 (14.2%) of Morristown'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.

1930s
27
1940s
55
1950s
35
1960s
22
1970s
26
1980s
31
1990s
44
2000s
52
2010s
51
2020s
23

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 39.5°F 21.9°F 30.7°F 3.53 in 5.8 in 10
February 41.8°F 23.0°F 32.4°F 2.96 in 8.4 in 8
March 49.8°F 30.6°F 40.2°F 4.19 in 4.6 in 10
April 62.4°F 40.5°F 51.5°F 4.03 in 0.4 in 12
May 72.3°F 50.4°F 61.4°F 4.05 in 12
June 81.5°F 59.9°F 70.7°F 4.77 in 11
July 86.3°F 65.6°F 76.0°F 4.68 in 11
August 84.7°F 63.7°F 74.2°F 4.94 in 11
September 77.9°F 56.3°F 67.1°F 4.64 in 10
October 65.6°F 44.1°F 54.9°F 4.58 in 11
November 54.2°F 34.8°F 44.5°F 3.60 in 0.7 in 9
December 44.1°F 27.6°F 35.9°F 4.43 in 4.1 in 10

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