Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Ridgefield Park, NJ. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Ridgefield Park sits in that classic spring shoulder zone — expect a high around 57° and a low of 39°, with just a 27% chance of rain. The date has a wide range in the record books, swinging from a balmy 81° in 2010 down to a brutal 23° in 1995. No snow risk today, at least.
Ridgefield Park runs the full gamut of East Coast extremes, from a scorching 104° in July 2011 to a bone-chilling -7° in January 1984. Its wettest single day — 8.18 inches on September 16, 1999 — hints at the area's vulnerability to late-summer and fall storm events, while a 16-inch snowfall in February 1978 serves as a reminder that winters here still have teeth.
Summers are the main event, with highs peaking around 88° in mid-to-late July — and that's also when rainfall is heaviest, averaging over an inch in the last week of July alone. Winters are cold but not brutal by northeast standards, with January and February highs hovering in the upper 30s to low 40s. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable conditions, with pleasant highs in the 60s and 70s through April–May and again in September–October.