Hot-summer humid continental
Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey · Population 24k · 105 ft elevation
Living in Somerset
Somerset 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.
Somerset at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 105 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
- $409k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,050/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.92%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 28 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 403 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 3.7″ | 8.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 9.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 4.4″ | 5.2″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.6″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.8″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 28°F | 4.5″ | 4.9″ | 149 hrs |
Near Somerset
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology