Trenton weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Trenton is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with September and June close behind. Trenton averages about 2,166 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 102 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,166
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,244 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 90k
- Elevation
- 58 m
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When is the best time to visit Trenton?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Trenton is May, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 78 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Trenton?
Trenton gets a moderate 2,166 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate May (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #335 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,244 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -6° / 21°F | 78 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 76 mm | 2 |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 97 mm | 3 |
| April | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 100 mm | 5 |
| May | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 102 mm | 6 |
| June | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 123 mm | 7 |
| July | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 126 mm | 7 |
| August | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 121 mm | 6 |
| September | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 110 mm | 5 |
| October | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 115 mm | 3 |
| November | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 87 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 109 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Philadelphia United States · 58 km · best in May · 2,267 h sun/yr
- Allentown/Bethlehem United States · 68 km · best in May · 2,074 h sun/yr
- Atlantic City United States · 93 km · best in Sep · 2,260 h sun/yr
- New York United States · 96 km · best in Sep · 2,252 h sun/yr
- White Plains United States · 128 km · best in May · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton United States · 141 km · best in May · 1,919 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Teterboro United States · 90 km · 2,167 h sun/yr · best in May
- Lancaster United States · 127 km · 2,080 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Trenton compares month by month: Trenton vs New York · Trenton vs Philadelphia · Trenton vs Allentown/Bethlehem · Trenton vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton · all comparisons
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