Plainfield, NJ
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PLAINFIELD, NJ US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Plainfield
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Plainfield
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