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30-year climate normals

Cape May County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

85.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 28.5°F.

Cape May County gets 43.84" of precipitation a year and 14.8" of snow, and 27% of it falls in Aug, Sep, Oct.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 43.3° 28.5° 3.22" 4.5"
February 45.2° 29.4° 2.97" 5.7"
March 51.7° 35.4° 4.10" 2.5"
April 61.8° 44.1° 3.34" 0.1"
May 71.1° 53.5° 3.55" 0.0"
June 80.1° 63.0° 3.53" 0.0"
July 85.5° 68.3° 3.88" 0.0"
August 84.3° 67.2° 4.01" 0.0"
September 78.6° 61.7° 3.76" 0.0"
October 67.9° 50.7° 4.17" 0.0"
November 56.9° 40.6° 3.29" 0.0"
December 48.1° 33.0° 4.02" 2.0"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 27% falling in the wettest three months (Aug, Sep, Oct).

January 3.22"
February 2.97"
March 4.10"
April 3.34"
May 3.55"
June 3.53"
July 3.88"
August 4.01"
September 3.76"
October 4.17"
November 3.29"
December 4.02"
Annual total 43.84"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,176
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,332
Approximate annual cooling cost At 23.27¢/kWh, New Jersey average $274
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $353

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Cape May County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cape May County?

Cape May County averages a high of 85.5°F in July and a low of 28.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 43.84 inches, including 14.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Cape May County?

The wettest stretch is Aug, Sep, Oct, which accounts for 27% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Cape May County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 85.5°F. That drives 1,176 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cape May County?

Yes. Cape May County averages 14.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CAPE MAY 2 NW, NJ US (USC00281351), 10.3 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, New Jersey residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.