Fall Weather in Secaucus United StatesDaily high temperatures decrease by 31°F, from 80°F to 49°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 88°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 28°F, from 65°F to 37°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 73°F. For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Secaucus typically range from 70°F to 85°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 26°F to 39°F. Average High and Low Temperature in the Fall in Secaucus
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average fall temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Average Hourly Temperature in the Fall in Secaucus
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15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
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55°F
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65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
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The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Makhachkala, Russia (5,607 miles away) and Niimi, Japan (6,925 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Secaucus (view comparison). CloudsThe fall in Secaucus experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 36% to 50%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 36% on September 22. The clearest day of the fall is September 22, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 64% of the time. For reference, on January 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 53%, while on August 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 64%. Cloud Cover Categories in the Fall in Secaucus
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partly cloudy
60%
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The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Secaucus, the chance of a wet day over the course of the fall is essentially constant, remaining around 25% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 36% on July 31, and its lowest chance is 22% on January 28. Over the course of the fall in Secaucus, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 26% to 24%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 0% to 2%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout. RainfallTo show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the fall in Secaucus is essentially constant, remaining about 3.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 6.7 inches or falling below 1.0 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 3.8 inches on September 29. Average Monthly Rainfall in the Fall in Secaucus
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during the fall in Secaucus is increasing, starting the season at -0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds -0.0 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the season at 1.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. Average Monthly Snowfall in the Fall in Secaucus
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
SunOver the course of the fall in Secaucus, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 3 hours, 35 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 23 seconds, and weekly decrease of 16 minutes, 44 seconds. The shortest day of the fall is November 30, with 9 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 13 hours, 4 minutes of daylight. Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Fall in Secaucus
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
The earliest sunrise of the fall in Secaucus is 6:23 AM on September 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 5 minutes later at 7:28 AM on November 2. The latest sunset is 7:27 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 58 minutes earlier at 4:29 PM on November 30. Daylight saving time (DST) starts at 1:00 AM on November 3, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour later. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:24 AM and sets 15 hours, 6 minutes later, at 8:31 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:17 AM and sets 9 hours, 15 minutes later, at 4:32 PM. Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Fall in Secaucus
The solar day in the fall. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.
The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Fall in Secaucus
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the fall of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the fall of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon. Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Fall in Secaucus
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Secaucus is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling from 29% to 0% over the course of the season. For reference, on August 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 52% of the time, while on November 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Secaucus is rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing from 6.1 miles per hour to 8.4 miles per hour over the course of the season. For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour. The wind direction in Secaucus during the fall is predominantly out of the south from September 1 to September 28 and the west from September 28 to November 30. Wind Direction in the Fall in Secaucus
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
Water TemperatureSecaucus is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average surface water temperature in Secaucus is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling by 20°F, from 71°F to 51°F, over the course of the season. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Secaucus typically lasts for 7.5 months (229 days), from around March 30 to around November 14, rarely starting before March 14 or after April 14, and rarely ending before October 27 or after December 3. During the fall in Secaucus, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 100% to 14% over the course of the season. Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Fall in Secaucus
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15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
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55°F
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65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.
Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Secaucus are rapidly increasing during the fall, increasing by 851°F, from 2,864°F to 3,715°F, over the course of the season. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Secaucus is very rapidly decreasing during the fall, falling by 3.6 kWh, from 5.5 kWh to 2.0 kWh, over the course of the season. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Secaucus are 40.790 deg latitude, -74.057 deg longitude, and 13 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Secaucus contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 230 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 21 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (653 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,788 feet). The area within 2 miles of Secaucus is covered by artificial surfaces (89%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (84%) and water (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (32%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Secaucus, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Secaucus. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Secaucus according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Secaucus is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Secaucus and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
![]() To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Secaucus and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |