Hot-summer humid continental
Pennington, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey · Population 2.8k · 226 ft elevation
Living in Pennington
Pennington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pennington at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 226 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $608k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,819/mo81th percentile
- Median household income
- $171k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 68 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 205 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 24°F | 3.3″ | 8.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 26°F | 2.6″ | 8.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | 4.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | 0.5″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 4.6″ | 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