Hot-summer humid continental
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Warren County, New Jersey · Population 15k · 335 ft elevation
Living in Phillipsburg
Phillipsburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Phillipsburg at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,706 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,118/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.80%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.097th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 291 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,431 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 9.9″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 5.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 3.6″ | 3.5″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.6″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 4.4″ | 4.0″ | 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