Hot-summer humid continental
Penns Grove, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey · Population 4.9k · 26 ft elevation
Living in Penns Grove
Penns Grove has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 60 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Penns Grove at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,795 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,031/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.66%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 16.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.598th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 25°F | 3.7″ | 5.3″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 4.0″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 33°F | 4.7″ | 1.8″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 43°F | 4.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 68°F | 5.2″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 59°F | 5.1″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 30°F | 4.4″ | 0.8″ | 157 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