Humid subtropical
Oakhurst, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey · Population 3.8k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Oakhurst
Oakhurst has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oakhurst at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $644k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,279/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $143k92th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.55%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.374th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 25°F | 4.2″ | 12.9″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 10.0″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 6.9″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 244 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 65°F | 6.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 47°F | 4.7″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 0.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 30°F | 4.8″ | 11.5″ | 148 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