Rutherford, NJ Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Rutherford actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Rutherford, NJ, the comfort score comes out to 45/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Rutherford's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Rutherford run from 33°F in Jan up to 78°F in Jul, a 45.2°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Rutherford, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 26°F | 3.28in |
| Feb | 43°F | 27°F | 2.82in |
| Mar | 51°F | 34°F | 4.09in |
| Apr | 63°F | 44°F | 3.97in |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 3.94in |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 4.25in |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.45in |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 4.25in |
| Sep | 78°F | 60°F | 4.11in |
| Oct | 67°F | 48°F | 3.73in |
| Nov | 56°F | 38°F | 3.3in |
| Dec | 45°F | 31°F | 4.1in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are Rutherford's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Rutherford actually gets
Rutherford averages 46.29in of precipitation a year across roughly 127 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Rutherford against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Rutherford comes in at 3356; within NJ alone it ranks 111 of 194. Population is about 19,214.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Teterboro Ap, NJ US, the NOAA station 3.1 miles from Rutherford, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is