Hot-summer humid continental
Trenton, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey · Population 90k · 95 ft elevation
Living in Trenton
Trenton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Trenton at a glance
- Population
- 90k
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $123k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,224/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.43%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.097th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 7%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 808 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,415 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 3.6″ | 8.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 8.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 4.4″ | 4.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | 0.5″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 4.3″ | 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