Elizabeth, NJ Weather & Climate Normals
Elizabeth's real weather, in one number
Elizabeth, NJ scores 41/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Elizabeth's hottest and coldest months
Elizabeth's hottest month is Jul, averaging 78°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 32°F, a 45.7°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Elizabeth's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 25°F | 3.66in | 8in |
| Feb | 42°F | 26°F | 3.26in | 8.4in |
| Mar | 50°F | 33°F | 4.3in | 4.7in |
| Apr | 62°F | 43°F | 4.07in | 0.7in |
| May | 72°F | 54°F | 4.36in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 4.87in | 0in |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.81in | 0in |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 4.38in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 60°F | 4.33in | 0in |
| Oct | 66°F | 48°F | 4.15in | 0.2in |
| Nov | 54°F | 38°F | 3.65in | 0.3in |
| Dec | 44°F | 31°F | 4.58in | 5.9in |
May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Elizabeth at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Elizabeth
Elizabeth averages 50.42in of precipitation a year across roughly 120 days with measurable rain or snow, and 28.2in of snow a year.
Where Elizabeth ranks
Elizabeth ranks 4337 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 189 of 194 within NJ. About 140,413 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Harrison, NJ US, 6.1 miles from Elizabeth, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure