Parsippany climate — normals and trends
Parsippany (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,185 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Parsippany averages 95 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Parsippany has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 22 July 2011) and the coldest -26.4 °C (on 12 January 1981).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ParsippanyNew Jersey
- coords
- 40.86°, -74.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,185mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.3 °C
22 July 2011
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
12 January 1981
Wettest day
171 mm
16 September 1999
Windiest day
53.2 km/h
29 October 2012
Strongest gust
139.7 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-32.3 °C
12 January 1981
Snowiest day
31.6 cm
14 March 2017
Sunniest day
14.2 h
19 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 28 mm | -60 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 88 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 114 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 104 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 180 mm | +73 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 72 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 135 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 38 mm | -69 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 80 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 55 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 73 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parsippany?
Parsippany has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,185 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parsippany?
The hottest day measured in Parsippany between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parsippany?
The coldest day measured in Parsippany between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1981, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Parsippany?
Yes. Parsippany gets on average 74.9 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Parsippany warmed?
Yes: Parsippany warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parsippany?
The wettest day measured in Parsippany between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1999, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parsippany?
The windiest day measured in Parsippany between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2012, with winds reaching 53.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parsippany?
The warmest month in Parsippany is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Parsippany?
Parsippany receives on average 1,185 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parsippany?
Parsippany gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Parsippany?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parsippany between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2017, with 31.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Parsippany?
Yes: Parsippany has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parsippany?
In Parsippany, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -32.3 °C on 12 January 1981.
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