Is this weather normal in Somerset County?

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

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Somerset County has warmed about 0.7° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 67.6° there, 1.2° above the usual for September (17th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.6°OctNov: -0.6°NovDec: -4.9°DecJan 2026: -3.8°JanFeb: -4.2°FebMar: +4.3°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: +1.0°MayJun: +2.0°JunJul: +0.5°JulAug: +1.1°AugSep: +1.2°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: -0.9 inOctNov: -1.2 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -1.1 inFebMar: -0.1 inMarApr: -1.5 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -2.1 inJunJul: +1.7 inJulAug: +2.4 inAugSep: +1.9 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 Somerset County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January40° / 22°3.6 in40.7° 202317.0° 1918
February43° / 24°2.9 in39.2° 201715.9° 1934
March51° / 30°4.2 in49.5° 201229.1° 1916
April63° / 40°3.8 in55.6° 201743.3° 1907
May73° / 49°4.2 in66.0° 201552.0° 1917
June82° / 58°4.5 in73.4° 201062.6° 1903
July86° / 64°5.0 in78.8° 199969.2° 1895
August84° / 62°4.5 in77.4° 202265.4° 1927
September78° / 55°4.3 in70.8° 201559.3° 1917
October66° / 43°4.3 in61.1° 200746.3° 1925
November54° / 34°3.4 in49.1° 201535.2° 1901
December44° / 27°4.4 in46.9° 201521.9° 1989

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

Towns in Somerset County

Crime Radar: Bernardsville, South Plainfield, Peapack and Gladstone, Middlesex, North Plainfield, Manville, Somerville, Raritan

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