New Jersey Climate Zone Map
New jersey is divided into four different planting zones 6a 6b 7a and 7b.
New jersey climate zone map. Add r5 to r6 insulative wall sheathing beneath the new siding. Usda revised the old plant hardiness map to reflect changes in average winter low temperatures over the last thirty years. 50 pascals in climate zones 4 and 5. Recessed lighting must also be sealed to limit air leakage.
This guide is an energy code compliance aid for new jersey based upon the simple prescriptive option of the 2018. Click on the map to enlarge it to determine which zone you are in. New jersey map of köppen climate classification the climate of new jersey classification of new jersey is humid subtropical in south jersey with a continental climate in north jersey. The new jersey climate is primarily humid subtropical.
Add r5 insulative wall sheathing beneath the new siding. As a result of the high elevation the northwest part of the state has a humid continental climate with significantly cooler temperatures. 1990 usda hardiness zone maps for neighboring states and provinces related new jersey maps. The green represents climate zone 5 and the yellow represents climate zone 4.
Based on the 1990 usda hardiness zone map this interactive version covers the state of new jersey which ranges from usda zone 5b to usda zone 7b. For zones 4 to 8. Add r5 insulative sheathing before installing the new siding. The energy subcode separates the state into two climates zones as follows.
The insulation criteria changes for each climate zone depending on what version of the international energy conservation code iecc that state has adopted as its energy code. The map above is the new jersey planting map which the usda released for 2012. Using the climate zone map to the right match the. List of 1990 hardiness zones for cities in new jersey.
Documentation iecc sections r103 r303 3 r401 3. The northeast central and southern regions experience the conditions typical of this climate with humid warm summers and very cold winters. The northwest part of new jersey is the snowiest due to the higher elevations that earn it a dfb classification. New hampshire zone 6 except zone 5 cheshire hillsborough rockingham strafford new jersey zone 4 except zone 5 bergen hunterdon mercer morris passaic somerset sussex warren new mexico zone 4 except zone 3 chaves dona ana eddy hidalgo lea luna otero zone 5 catron colfax harding continued table 301 1 continued climate zones by state county.
Zone 5a bergen hunterdon mercer morris passaic somerset sussex and warren counties. Zone 4a atlantic burlington camden cape may cumberland essex gloucester hudson middlesex monmouth ocean salem and union counties.