Hot-summer humid continental
Washington, New Jersey
Warren County, New Jersey · Population 7.3k · 469 ft elevation
Living in Washington
Washington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Washington: about 12% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,000 ft around town.
Washington at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,534 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $260k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,374/mo61th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.16%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 54 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 622 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 17°F | 3.2″ | 9.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 18°F | 2.7″ | 5.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 25°F | 3.6″ | 3.5″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 4.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | — | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 0.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 4.1″ | 4.0″ | 127 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