Is this weather normal in Sussex County?

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

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Sussex County has warmed the least of New Jersey's 21 counties since 1970 (0.6° per decade). Sussex County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 56°, lows near 36°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.0°OctNov: -0.6°NovDec: -4.9°DecJan 2026: -4.2°JanFeb: -4.2°FebMar: +3.9°MarApr: +3.3°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: +1.4°JunJul: +0.6°JulAug: +0.6°AugSep: +0.6°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: -1.2 inOctNov: -1.8 inNovDec: -1.5 inDecJan 2026: -1.1 inJanFeb: -1.8 inFebMar: +0.4 inMarApr: -0.7 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -1.6 inJunJul: +3.3 inJulAug: +1.3 inAugSep: -0.2 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 Sussex County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January35° / 18°3.4 in36.8° 202313.9° 1918
February38° / 19°2.7 in35.0° 201213.1° 1934
March47° / 27°3.8 in46.6° 201225.6° 1916
April60° / 36°3.8 in52.9° 192140.9° 1907
May70° / 47°3.8 in63.3° 199149.3° 1917
June78° / 55°4.7 in70.5° 194360.2° 1903
July83° / 61°4.5 in75.5° 202566.1° 1895
August81° / 59°4.6 in74.0° 202262.9° 1927
September74° / 52°4.5 in67.8° 196156.7° 1917
October63° / 41°4.5 in58.1° 200743.5° 1925
November51° / 31°3.4 in45.4° 200632.8° 1901
December40° / 24°4.0 in42.4° 201517.3° 1989

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

Towns in Sussex County

Crime Radar: Franklin, Newton, Hamburg

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