Is this weather normal in Ocean County?

New Jersey · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Ocean County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970. 7.4 inches fell in September, the 10th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 61°, lows near 41°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Ocean County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.7°OctNov: -0.4°NovDec: -4.7°DecJan 2026: -3.9°JanFeb: -5.2°FebMar: +3.3°MarApr: +2.5°AprMay: +0.7°MayJun: +1.8°JunJul: +0.4°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: +1.5°Sepwarmercooler

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.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.1 inOctNov: -1.4 inNovDec: -1.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.7 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: -1.7 inMarApr: -1.1 inAprMay: -0.9 inMayJun: -1.9 inJunJul: +0.2 inJulAug: +1.6 inAugSep: +3.5 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Ocean County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 25°3.7 in42.7° 195020.2° 1918
February45° / 26°3.0 in41.7° 201718.0° 1934
March51° / 32°4.5 in50.0° 201231.0° 1916
April62° / 41°3.6 in55.7° 201043.4° 1907
May72° / 50°3.6 in65.7° 200453.2° 1967
June81° / 60°3.9 in74.2° 201063.0° 1903
July86° / 66°4.8 in79.4° 202069.5° 1895
August84° / 64°4.5 in77.8° 202266.8° 1927
September78° / 58°3.9 in71.5° 196161.1° 1917
October67° / 46°4.0 in63.0° 200748.5° 1895
November56° / 37°3.3 in50.9° 201537.5° 1901
December47° / 29°4.4 in49.8° 201524.0° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Ocean County

Crime Radar: Beachwood, South Toms River, Lakehurst, Seaside Heights

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