North Wildwood, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CAPE MAY 2 NW, NJ US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

North Wildwood has an annual average temperature of 56.2°F with about 43.8 inches of precipitation per year and 14.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.17 in) and February the driest (2.97 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,179
Cooling need
1,029

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

68 of 366 (18.6%) of North Wildwood'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
14
1900s
5
1910s
17
1920s
21
1930s
13
1940s
20
1950s
17
1960s
12
1970s
27
1980s
26
1990s
54
2000s
45
2010s
64
2020s
31

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 43.3°F 28.5°F 35.9°F 3.22 in 4.5 in 11
February 45.2°F 29.4°F 37.3°F 2.97 in 5.7 in 11
March 51.7°F 35.4°F 43.6°F 4.10 in 2.5 in 12
April 61.8°F 44.1°F 52.9°F 3.34 in 0.1 in 11
May 71.1°F 53.5°F 62.3°F 3.55 in 11
June 80.1°F 63.0°F 71.6°F 3.53 in 10
July 85.5°F 68.3°F 76.9°F 3.88 in 10
August 84.3°F 67.2°F 75.7°F 4.01 in 9
September 78.6°F 61.7°F 70.1°F 3.76 in 9
October 67.9°F 50.7°F 59.3°F 4.17 in 10
November 56.9°F 40.6°F 48.8°F 3.29 in 9
December 48.1°F 33.0°F 40.6°F 4.02 in 2.0 in 11

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