Hot-summer humid continental

Sayreville, New Jersey

Middlesex County, New Jersey · Population 45k · 115 ft elevation

Living in Sayreville

Sayreville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Sayreville at a glance

Population
45k
Elevation
115 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
50″75th percentile
Annual snowfall
29″69th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,705 hrs39th percentile
Median AQI
3616th percentile
Median home value
$408k73th percentile
Median rent
$1,641/mo73th percentile
Median household income
$99k73th percentile
Property tax rate
2.09%91th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.6%
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
10.771th percentile
Average commute
32 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
40%40th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
60%
Violent crime rate
143 per 100k43th percentile
Property crime rate
905 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
6867th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
8%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
492 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Sayreville, New Jersey
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan40°F23°F3.7″8.3″161 hrs
Feb43°F24°F3.0″9.3″172 hrs
Mar51°F31°F4.4″5.2″204 hrs
Apr63°F41°F3.9″0.6″233 hrs
May72°F51°F4.0″—258 hrs
Jun81°F60°F4.8″—293 hrs
Jul87°F66°F4.8″—325 hrs
Aug85°F64°F4.7″—291 hrs
Sep78°F57°F4.2″—246 hrs
Oct67°F44°F4.1″0.2″198 hrs
Nov56°F35°F3.4″0.5″177 hrs
Dec45°F28°F4.5″4.9″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