Plainfield, NJ

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Plainfield has an annual average temperature of 54.8°F with about 48.7 inches of precipitation per year and 21.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.34 in) and February the driest (3.14 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,629
Cooling need
975

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Plainfield'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
22
1900s
14
1910s
16
1920s
24
1930s
33
1940s
51
1950s
30
1960s
26
1970s
30
1980s
29
1990s
40
2000s
43
2010s
8

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 40.7°F 23.8°F 32.2°F 3.79 in 5.1 in 10
February 44.2°F 25.7°F 34.9°F 3.14 in 8.3 in 8
March 52.9°F 32.1°F 42.5°F 4.27 in 5.3 in 10
April 65.7°F 41.7°F 53.7°F 3.60 in 0.1 in 11
May 74.9°F 51.3°F 63.1°F 4.01 in 11
June 83.7°F 60.3°F 72.0°F 4.33 in 11
July 88.1°F 66.0°F 77.1°F 5.34 in 10
August 86.0°F 64.0°F 75.0°F 3.99 in 10
September 79.4°F 57.5°F 68.4°F 4.27 in 9
October 66.3°F 45.7°F 56.0°F 4.31 in 9
November 55.7°F 35.9°F 45.8°F 3.48 in 0.2 in 9
December 45.7°F 29.4°F 37.5°F 4.19 in 2.4 in 10

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