Ridgefield Park, NJ

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J A S O N D
Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Ridgefield Park has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 46.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.45 in) and February the driest (2.82 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,545
Cooling need
1,077

Best time to visit Ridgefield Park

Full guide →

Climate change signal

All-time records →

92 of 366 (25.1%) of Ridgefield Park'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.

1960s
3
1970s
53
1980s
39
1990s
59
2000s
77
2010s
88
2020s
47

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 39.9°F 25.7°F 32.8°F 3.28 in 11
February 42.8°F 27.0°F 34.9°F 2.82 in 10
March 50.6°F 34.0°F 42.3°F 4.09 in 11
April 62.5°F 43.7°F 53.1°F 3.97 in 11
May 73.1°F 53.3°F 63.2°F 3.94 in 12
June 82.0°F 63.1°F 72.5°F 4.25 in 11
July 87.0°F 68.9°F 78.0°F 4.45 in 10
August 85.1°F 67.3°F 76.2°F 4.25 in 10
September 78.4°F 59.9°F 69.2°F 4.11 in 9
October 66.8°F 47.9°F 57.4°F 3.73 in 11
November 55.5°F 38.3°F 46.9°F 3.30 in 9
December 44.9°F 30.8°F 37.9°F 4.10 in 12

Climate twins of Ridgefield Park

Why these? →

The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).

Frost dates
Last spring / first fall frost
All-time records
Hottest, coldest, wettest
Planting calendar
What to plant, and when

Compare Ridgefield Park to another city