Hot-summer humid continental
Princeton, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey · Population 30k · 236 ft elevation
Living in Princeton
Princeton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Princeton at a glance
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 236 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $1M97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,448/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $184k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 41 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 560 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.8″ | 5.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 3.0″ | 8.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 4.3″ | 3.9″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | 0.9″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 5.5″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 4.4″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.3″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 4.6″ | 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