Hot-summer humid continental
Lakewood, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey · Population 70k · 75 ft elevation
Living in Lakewood
Lakewood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lakewood at a glance
- Population
- 70k
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 74″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $618k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,647/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.62%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 58%0th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.896th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 129 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 482 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 4.4″ | 17.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 12.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 28°F | 4.9″ | 16.4″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 85°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″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 3.7″ | 6.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 26°F | 5.8″ | 21.6″ | 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