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Weather in Cape May, NJ · National Weather Service + NOAA

Cape May has milder winters than most of New Jersey

Cape May has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 57°, and lows to 40°.

Winter 46°/30°Spring 61°/44°Summer 83°/66°Fall 67°/51°
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Sunrise 6:29 am · sunset 4:57 pm

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What stands out about Cape May’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of New JerseyJanuary nights average 28°, milder than 940 of 941 New Jersey towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 94% of U.S. towns.A long growing season222 frost-free days, from Apr 1 to Nov 9.Less snow than most of New JerseyAbout 15 inches a winter, less than 793 of 898 New Jersey towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Cape May’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
46° / 30°
4 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
61° / 44°
Last frost around Apr 1
Summer
83° / 66°
15 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
67° / 51°
First frost around Nov 9
6 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 9)
Best months to be outside
MayJunAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Cape May get?About 15 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 4.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.0° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Cape May itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Cape May 2 Nw, NJ (2 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.