Humid subtropical
Palermo, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey · Population 2.7k · 16 ft elevation
Living in Palermo
Palermo has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Palermo at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,824 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $394k72th percentile
- Median household income
- $98k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 36%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 98 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 23°F | 3.8″ | 6.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 3.4″ | 8.2″ | 175 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 5.0″ | 3.4″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 245 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.7″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 5.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 4.5″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | — | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 28°F | 4.7″ | 3.6″ | 163 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