New Jersey · county records since 1895, through September 2026.
Weather › New Jersey › Essex County
Essex County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 56.3° on average. Essex County has warmed about 0.7° per decade since 1970.
That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Essex County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.
Loading the forecast...
Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.
Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.
| Month | Usual high / low | Usual rain | Warmest | Coldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° / 23° | 3.5 in | 41.5° 2023 | 18.3° 1918 |
| February | 42° / 24° | 2.9 in | 39.6° 2017 | 16.9° 1934 |
| March | 50° / 31° | 4.1 in | 50.0° 2012 | 29.9° 1916 |
| April | 62° / 41° | 3.9 in | 56.1° 2017 | 44.2° 1907 |
| May | 72° / 51° | 4.0 in | 66.5° 2015 | 52.7° 1917 |
| June | 81° / 60° | 4.6 in | 74.5° 2024 | 62.7° 1903 |
| July | 86° / 66° | 4.6 in | 79.8° 2020 | 69.6° 1895 |
| August | 84° / 64° | 4.5 in | 77.8° 2022 | 66.2° 1927 |
| September | 77° / 57° | 4.3 in | 71.3° 2015 | 60.5° 1917 |
| October | 65° / 45° | 4.3 in | 61.8° 2007 | 47.1° 1925 |
| November | 54° / 36° | 3.6 in | 49.8° 2015 | 36.2° 1901 |
| December | 44° / 28° | 4.3 in | 47.5° 2015 | 22.2° 1989 |
Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.
Crime Radar: Clifton, Totowa, Carlstadt, East Orange, East Rutherford, Roseland, Passaic, North Caldwell