New Jersey · county areal climate 1951–2025

Sussex County, NJ

A 47.5" / 50.0°F normal · 2025 ran 78% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 81% (21.02") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 16th driest start of 76 years. Temperature -0.2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

47.5in
annual precipitation · 50.0°F

2025 vs Normal

78%
37.1" · 49.9°F (-0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

77.0in
2011

Driest Year

31.1in
1965

Biggest Rain Day

6.48in
Aug 28 · 2011

Warmest Year

52.2°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

27°
J
30°
F
37°
M
48°
A
58°
M
67°
J
72°
J
70°
A
64°
S
52°
O
41°
N
32°
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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