Hot-summer humid continental
Whippany, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey · Population 8.9k · 233 ft elevation
Living in Whippany
Whippany has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Whippany: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.
Whippany at a glance
- Population
- 8.9k
- Elevation
- 233 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,534 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $613k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,619/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $154k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 20 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,429 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 5.8″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 8.4″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 4.6″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | — | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 4.1″ | 0.7″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 4.4″ | 4.1″ | 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