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Climate of Clifton: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Clifton, with average daytime highs around 29°C. January is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -7°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 37°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 1240 mm of rain in a typical year. Most of it falls from April to October and December (around 72% of the yearly total), and June is the wettest month at roughly 121 mm.
There is no long, mild season here; September usually comes closest to comfortable outdoor weather, with highs near 25°C.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1° | -7° | 78 mm | 88% |
| Feb | 3° | -7° | 77 mm | 87% |
| Mar | 7° | -3° | 97 mm | 83% |
| Apr | 15° | 3° | 100 mm | 79% |
| May | 21° | 9° | 100 mm | 79% |
| Jun | 26° | 15° | 121 mm | 78% |
| Jul | 29° | 18° | 117 mm | 73% |
| Aug | 28° | 17° | 119 mm | 73% |
| Sep | 25° | 13° | 109 mm | 73% |
| Oct | 17° | 7° | 121 mm | 78% |
| Nov | 10° | 1° | 89 mm | 82% |
| Dec | 4° | -4° | 111 mm | 87% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Clifton. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Clifton weather
Clifton, in New Jersey's humid continental-to-subtropical climate along the mid-Atlantic coast, is positioned about 14 km north of Newark. The warmer months mean warm, humid summers (June–August) with highs around 28–32°C. Finally, there's cold winters (December–February) with regular snow and coastal storms. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Clifton: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/New_York.
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Clifton is about 14 km north of Newark, in New Jersey.
Clifton sees cold winters (December–February) with regular snow and coastal storms.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Clifton's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Clifton, with average daytime highs of about 29°C and nights around 18°C.
The coldest nights come in January, when the average low is about -7°C and daytime highs reach around 1°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Clifton receives about 1240 mm of rain in a typical year. June is the wettest month at roughly 121 mm, and the main rainy period is April to October and December.
There is no long mild season in Clifton. September usually comes closest to comfortable outdoor weather.
In November Clifton typically sees daytime highs near 10°C and lows near 1°C, with about 89 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 82%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
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The current temperature for Clifton updates automatically at the top of this page — scroll to the hourly strip below to see how it's expected to change over the day.
Clifton's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of New Jersey described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.