Hot-summer humid continental
Forked River, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey · Population 5k · 23 ft elevation
Living in Forked River
Forked River has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Forked River at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,704 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $405k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,071/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.63%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 66 per 100k20th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 740 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 34%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 4.4″ | 3.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 4.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 28°F | 4.9″ | 0.8″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 4.5″ | — | 199 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 3.7″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 27°F | 5.8″ | 0.9″ | 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