Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Elizabeth, NJ. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Elizabeth sits in that classic early-spring no-man's-land — an average high of 56° and low of 38° that can swing wildly in either direction. The date's history spans a 59-degree range, from a balmy 82° in 1950 to a teeth-chattering 23° in 1954. Snow is nearly off the table at just a 2% chance, but pack a light jacket either way.
Elizabeth has seen it all across its 183 years of records — from a brutal -14° in February 1934 to a scorching 108° in July 2011, a range of 122 degrees. The wettest single day on record was a staggering 15 inches of rain on August 5, 1843, and a day-after-Christmas storm in 1947 buried the area under 25.9 inches of snow. This is a city that takes its weather seriously.
Elizabeth follows a classic mid-Atlantic pattern: summers are hot and humid, peaking mid-July with average highs of 85°–86°, while winters bottom out in early January around a frigid 37°. If you're planning around rain, late July is historically the wettest stretch of the year. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable conditions, with April and October highs in the 60s.