Hot-summer humid continental
Raritan, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey · Population 8.2k · 66 ft elevation
Living in Raritan
Raritan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Raritan at a glance
- Population
- 8.2k
- Elevation
- 66 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $449k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,927/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.00%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 114 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 647 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 3.5″ | 6.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 20°F | 2.8″ | 6.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 4.1″ | 3.6″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 3.5″ | 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