Hot-summer humid continental
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey · Population 8k · 157 ft elevation
Living in Fort Dix
Fort Dix has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°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 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Fort Dix at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 157 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,704 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,383/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $98k72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 8.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 6.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 4.0″ | 5.9″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 5.1″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°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