West New York, NJ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW YORK CNTRL PK TWR, NY US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

West New York has an annual average temperature of 55.8°F with about 49.5 inches of precipitation per year and 29.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.60 in) and February the driest (3.19 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,371
Cooling need
1,044

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of West New York'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.

1860s
0
1870s
5
1880s
12
1890s
21
1900s
6
1910s
19
1920s
24
1930s
30
1940s
41
1950s
32
1960s
24
1970s
28
1980s
22
1990s
38
2000s
27
2010s
22
2020s
15

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 39.5°F 27.9°F 33.7°F 3.64 in 8.8 in 11
February 42.2°F 29.5°F 35.9°F 3.19 in 10.1 in 10
March 49.9°F 35.8°F 42.8°F 4.29 in 5.0 in 11
April 61.8°F 45.5°F 53.7°F 4.09 in 0.4 in 11
May 71.4°F 55.0°F 63.2°F 3.96 in 12
June 79.7°F 64.4°F 72.0°F 4.54 in 11
July 84.9°F 70.1°F 77.5°F 4.60 in 11
August 83.3°F 68.9°F 76.1°F 4.56 in 10
September 76.2°F 62.3°F 69.2°F 4.31 in 9
October 64.5°F 51.4°F 57.9°F 4.38 in 0.1 in 10
November 54.0°F 42.0°F 48.0°F 3.58 in 0.5 in 9
December 44.3°F 33.8°F 39.1°F 4.38 in 4.9 in 11

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