New Jersey · county areal climate 1951–2025

Essex County, NJ

A 54.0°F / 49.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +0.1°F (49.9°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 19th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 81% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

54.0°F
annual mean · 49.3" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.2°F
54.2°F · 38.7" (78% of normal)

Warmest Year

56.1°F
2024 · coldest 50.0°F (1958)

Wettest Year

70.3in
2011 · driest 30.9" (1965)

Hottest Day

104.0°F
Jul 7 · 2010

Coldest Day

-9.2°F
Jan 22 · 1984

Biggest Rain Day

7.74in
Aug 28 · 2011

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

32°
J
34°
F
41°
M
52°
A
62°
M
71°
J
76°
J
74°
A
68°
S
56°
O
45°
N
37°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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