Hot-summer humid continental
Hillsborough, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey · Population 22k · 95 ft elevation
Living in Hillsborough
Hillsborough has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Hillsborough at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $411k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,898/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $142k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.08%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%84th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 78%
- Violent crime rate
- 98 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 341 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 3.5″ | 6.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 20°F | 2.8″ | 6.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 4.1″ | 3.6″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 3.5″ | 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