Trenton, NJ

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Trenton has an annual average temperature of 54.1°F with about 45.6 inches of precipitation per year and 26.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.42 in) and February the driest (2.65 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,788
Cooling need
873

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

123 of 366 (33.6%) of Trenton'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.

1940s
15
1990s
29
2000s
118
2010s
147
2020s
57

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 39.7°F 24.3°F 32.0°F 3.29 in 8.2 in 10
February 42.8°F 25.9°F 34.3°F 2.65 in 8.7 in 10
March 50.8°F 32.7°F 41.7°F 4.00 in 4.0 in 11
April 62.9°F 42.1°F 52.5°F 3.63 in 0.5 in 12
May 72.4°F 51.6°F 62.0°F 3.99 in 12
June 81.0°F 60.9°F 71.0°F 4.35 in 12
July 86.0°F 66.6°F 76.3°F 4.42 in 11
August 84.0°F 64.8°F 74.4°F 4.22 in 10
September 77.1°F 57.7°F 67.4°F 4.05 in 9
October 65.5°F 45.9°F 55.7°F 3.79 in 0.1 in 10
November 54.5°F 36.3°F 45.4°F 3.20 in 0.5 in 9
December 44.4°F 29.3°F 36.8°F 4.04 in 4.6 in 11

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