Hot-summer humid continental

Lake Mohawk, New Jersey

Sussex County, New Jersey · Population 9.1k · 771 ft elevation

Living in Lake Mohawk

Lake Mohawk has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Lake Mohawk: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.

Lake Mohawk at a glance

Population
9.1k
Elevation
771 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
49″71th percentile
Annual snowfall
28″67th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,534 hrs15th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$419k74th percentile
Median rent
$1,838/mo82th percentile
Median household income
$146k92th percentile
Property tax rate
2.39%95th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.6%
Unemployment rate
2.3%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
7.126th percentile
Average commute
37 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
72%86th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
77%
Overall natural-hazard risk
7729th percentile
Outdoor access
8786th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
18%
Public land within 30 miles
18%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,148 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan35°F18°F3.3″9.6″147 hrs
Feb39°F19°F2.8″7.7″157 hrs
Mar47°F27°F4.1″5.3″196 hrs
Apr60°F38°F3.8″1.4″215 hrs
May70°F47°F3.8″—246 hrs
Jun79°F57°F4.5″—273 hrs
Jul83°F61°F5.1″—313 hrs
Aug81°F60°F4.8″—281 hrs
Sep74°F52°F4.3″—239 hrs
Oct62°F41°F4.6″—183 hrs
Nov51°F32°F3.4″0.2″159 hrs
Dec40°F24°F4.2″3.9″127 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