Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for New Providence, NJ. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in New Providence sits squarely in the middle of early spring's uncertainty — the average high of 57° and low of 35° tell the story of a season still finding its footing. Across 94 years of data, this date has swung wildly, from a balmy 79° in 1981 to a brutal 12° low back in 1954. There's about a 4-in-10 chance of rain, but snow is nearly off the table at just 1%.
New Providence earns its mid-Atlantic stripes at the extremes: a scorching 107° in July 2010 and a teeth-chattering -26° in February 1934 represent a 133-degree spread across the station's history. The wettest single day on record — 8.76 inches on August 28, 1971 — hints at the area's vulnerability to late-summer deluges, while 20 inches of snow in a single January 1961 day shows winter can still mean business.
New Providence peaks in the heat of mid-July, when average highs hit 87°, then bottoms out in the third week of January at just 38°. Summer is also the wettest stretch of the year — the last week of July averages 1.36 inches of precipitation, driven largely by afternoon thunderstorms. For the mildest weather, late May through early June and September offer comfortable highs in the low-to-mid 70s with lighter rain.