New Brunswick: Geography and Climate

New Brunswick is situated in mid-New Jersey on the south bank of the Raritan River at the head of navigation, about 40 miles southwest of New York City. It lies in a line of moraines formed by glaciers in a level coastal plain. New Brunswick's is a four-season climate. The proximity of the Atlantic Ocean helps create relatively mild winters and cooling summer breezes.

Area: 5.2 square miles (2000)

Elevation: 86 feet above sea level

Average Temperatures: January, 29.7° F; July, 74.8° F; annual average, 52.2° F

Average Annual Precipitation: 53.3 inches of rain; 27.2 inches of snow