Tinton Falls, NJ climate
Tinton Falls has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Tinton Falls feels like
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Tinton Falls 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 | 42° | 24° | 3.6" | 8.3" | 11 | 9 | 25° – 41° |
| February | 44° | 26° | 3.0" | 9.3" | 10 | 10 | 23° – 41° |
| March | 51° | 32° | 4.3" | 5.2" | 11 | 5 | 37° – 49° |
| April | 62° | 41° | 3.7" | 0.6" | 12 | 0 | 47° – 56° |
| May | 72° | 51° | 4.0" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 57° – 66° |
| June | 81° | 60° | 4.2" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| July | 86° | 66° | 4.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 72° – 80° |
| August | 84° | 65° | 4.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| September | 78° | 58° | 4.0" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 65° – 71° |
| October | 66° | 46° | 4.1" | 0.2" | 10 | 0 | 52° – 63° |
| November | 56° | 37° | 3.4" | 0.5" | 9 | 0 | 41° – 51° |
| December | 46° | 29° | 4.3" | 4.9" | 10 | 4 | 31° – 49° |
| Year | 64° | 45° | 47.6" | 29.0" | 125 | 27 |
“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 Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 125 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 27 days of the year.
About 208 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 9 and the first one by November 3. That leaves about 208 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 77% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Tinton Falls
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Tinton Falls, 85% of that work is heating and 15% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Tinton Falls and its neighbors
Tinton Falls borders 9 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. Colts Neck has both the coldest January nights (24°) and the hottest July afternoons (87°). Tinton Falls’s January low is 24° and its July high 86°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Tinton Falls 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 Tinton Falls averaged 2.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+4.1°). The shift is larger than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Tinton Falls’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 31° to 49°. September is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Tinton Falls’s climate
What is the coldest month in Tinton Falls?
January, with a typical high of 42° and a low of 24°.
What is the hottest month in Tinton Falls?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 66°. About 13 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Tinton Falls get?
About 29 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Tinton Falls?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 3, and the last spring frost by April 9.
What is the rainiest month in Tinton Falls?
August, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Tinton Falls itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at New Brunswick 3 Se, NJ (22 mi, snow) and Long Branch-oakhurst, NJ (5 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.