Driest Cities in New Jersey

The top 25 of 46 New Jersey cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#	City	County	Average annual precipitation	Population
1	Atlantic City	Atlantic	43.6 in	38,632
2	Cape May	Cape May	43.8 in	2,767
3	Wildwood	Cape May	43.8 in	5,130
4	Paterson	Passaic	44.9 in	158,735
5	Clifton	Passaic	46.3 in	89,379
6	Hackensack	Bergen	46.3 in	46,057
7	Maywood	Bergen	46.3 in	10,093
8	Passaic	Passaic	46.3 in	70,002
9	Ridgewood	Bergen	46.3 in	26,308
10	Bayonne	Hudson	46.6 in	71,553
11	Elizabeth	Union	46.6 in	137,302
12	Vineland	Cumberland	46.6 in	61,006
13	Somerville	Somerset	46.7 in	13,410
14	Hamilton	Mercer	47.3 in	11,622
15	Trenton	Mercer	47.3 in	90,338
16	Princeton	Mercer	47.5 in	30,756
17	Cherry Hill	Camden	48.1 in	14,541
18	Montclair	Essex	48.6 in	2,853
19	Old Bridge	Middlesex	48.6 in	28,236
20	Metuchen	Middlesex	48.7 in	15,144
21	Plainfield	Union	48.7 in	55,236
22	Woodbridge	Middlesex	48.7 in	20,756
23	Franklin	Somerset	49.5 in	4,968
24	Hoboken	Hudson	49.5 in	58,668
25	Jersey City	Hudson	49.5 in	294,078

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in New Jersey”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-jersey/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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