Hot-summer humid continental
Martinsville, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey · Population 12k · 341 ft elevation
Living in Martinsville
Martinsville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°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 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Martinsville at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 341 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,706 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $703k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,183/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $207k98th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.42%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%80th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 86%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 750 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 19°F | 3.5″ | 6.8″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 19°F | 2.8″ | 6.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 27°F | 4.1″ | 3.6″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 30°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 24°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