The climate of Trenton (New Jersey
- United States of America)
Trenton is located in the western part of the state of New Jersey of
which it also is the capital. Trenton is located in the vicinity of
the Delaware River which forms the natural border with the state of
Pennsylvania. Several bridges connect the city with the city of
Morrisville which is located across the river. The Rider University
can be found in the city. This is a very exclusive and selective
university. The New Jersey state prison can also be found here; this
is a maximum security prison.
Trenton has a moderate wet continental climate according to the Köppen
climate classification with characteristics of a maritime climate
because of the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. Trenton has four
distinct season and precipitation is quite evenly spread out over the
year. Extremes in weather are uncommon. The coldest temperature on
record is -25.6 degrees Celsius. On average Trenton gets about 1,200
millimeters of annual precipitation. During the winter snowfall is not
uncommon. However, the amount of snow that falls varies every winter.
On average Trenton gets about 600 millimeters of annual snowfall.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Trenton:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
4
-6
5
11
n/a
February
5
-5
6
10
n/a
March
11
0
7
11
n/a
April
17
5
8
11
n/a
May
23
10
8
11
n/a
June
28
15
9
10
n/a
July
30
18
9
10
n/a
August
29
18
8
10
n/a
September
26
13
7
8
n/a
October
20
7
6
8
n/a
November
13
3
5
11
n/a
December
7
-3
5
11
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
