Hot-summer humid continental
Clinton, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey · Population 2.8k · 203 ft elevation
Living in Clinton
Clinton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Clinton at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 203 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,706 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $408k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,707/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $143k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.45%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.9″ | 6.2″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 9.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 4.5″ | 5.7″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.9″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.9″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 4.7″ | 4.5″ | 149 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