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Monthly climate in Highlands, New Jersey, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Highlands features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (2 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1347 mm (53.0 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Highlands enjoys an average of 3040 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 19 minutes to 14 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Highlands, New Jersey, United States §

The warmest months in Highlands are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 25 °C (70 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 4 °C (36 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Highlands experiences 63 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 47 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Highlands, New Jersey, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Average high 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Daily mean 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Average low -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Mean minimum -11°C
(13°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Highlands, New Jersey, United States §

Highlands usually has the most precipitation in February, July and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Highlands are January, June and November. On average, 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Highlands, New Jersey, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 76 (3.0) 123 (4.9) 106 (4.2) 122 (4.8) 122 (4.8) 90 (3.5) 133 (5.2) 119 (4.7) 97 (3.8) 142 (5.6) 93 (3.7) 122 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 10 13 13 12 13 13 10 12 9 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Highlands, New Jersey, United States §

The sunniest months in Highlands are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Highlands: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Highlands, New Jersey, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 153 181 256 249 287 324 353 323 282 232 217 180
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 38m 10h 40m 11h 58m 13h 18m 14h 26m 14h 59m 14h 41m 13h 41m 12h 24m 11h 4m 9h 55m 9h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Highlands, New Jersey, United States §

Highlands experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Highlands UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Highlands, New Jersey, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 6 8 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 2