Cliffside Park, NJ climate
Cliffside Park has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Cliffside Park feels like
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Cliffside Park weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 25° | 3.4" | 8.8" | 11 | 8 | 24° – 40° |
| February | 43° | 26° | 2.9" | 10.1" | 10 | 9 | 23° – 41° |
| March | 50° | 33° | 4.2" | 5.0" | 11 | 4 | 37° – 50° |
| April | 62° | 42° | 4.0" | 0.4" | 11 | 0 | 48° – 57° |
| May | 72° | 52° | 3.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58° – 67° |
| June | 81° | 62° | 4.3" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 68° – 75° |
| July | 86° | 68° | 4.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| August | 84° | 66° | 4.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 72° – 79° |
| September | 77° | 59° | 4.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 66° – 72° |
| October | 66° | 48° | 4.2" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 53° – 63° |
| November | 55° | 39° | 3.5" | 0.5" | 9 | 0 | 42° – 52° |
| December | 45° | 31° | 4.3" | 4.9" | 11 | 3 | 30° – 49° |
| Year | 63° | 46° | 47.5" | 29.8" | 125 | 24 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Cliffside Park
Cliffside Park gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 125 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 24 days of the year.
About 215 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 3 and the first one by November 4. That leaves about 215 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 80% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Cliffside Park
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cliffside Park, 79% of that work is heating and 21% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Cliffside Park and its neighbors
Cliffside Park borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Fairview has both the coldest January nights (25°) and the hottest July afternoons (87°). Cliffside Park’s January low is 25° and its July high 86°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Cliffside Park compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cliffside Park averaged 2.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.6°). The shift is larger than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Cliffside Park’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 30° to 49°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Cliffside Park’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cliffside Park?
January, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Cliffside Park?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 68°. About 29 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cliffside Park get?
About 30 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Cliffside Park?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 4, and the last spring frost by April 3.
What is the rainiest month in Cliffside Park?
July, with 4.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cliffside Park itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY (3 mi, snow) and Teterboro Airport, NJ (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.