Hot-summer humid continental
Laurence Harbor, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey · Population 6.1k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Laurence Harbor
Laurence Harbor has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ 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 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Laurence Harbor at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $328k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,480/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.32%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.7″ | 8.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 9.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 4.4″ | 5.2″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.6″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.8″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 29°F | 4.5″ | 4.9″ | 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