Hot-summer humid continental
Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey · Population 9.9k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Burlington
Burlington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Burlington at a glance
- Population
- 9.9k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $221k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,598/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.89%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.598th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 439 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,737 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 8.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 6.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 5.9″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 5.1″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 4.3″ | 3.8″ | 150 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology