Current Drought Conditions for New Jersey - July 14, 2026
New Jersey Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 66% (5,783 square miles) of New Jersey is under active drought conditions, with an additional 21% (1,856 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across New Jersey: 35.8% (3,120 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 27.6% (2,404 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 3% (259 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current New Jersey drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 1,856 | 21.3% | 21.3% |
| Moderate Drought | 3,120 | 35.8% | 35.8% |
| Severe Drought | 2,404 | 27.6% | 27.6% |
| Extreme Drought | 259 | 3% | 3% |
New Jersey Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in New Jersey
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Absecon | Extreme Drought |
| Allentown | Moderate Drought |
| Allenwood | Severe Drought |
| Alloway | Moderate Drought |
| Anderson | Abnormally Dry |
| Andover | Abnormally Dry |
| Annandale | Moderate Drought |
| Asbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Ashland | Moderate Drought |
| Atlantic City | Extreme Drought |
| Audubon | Abnormally Dry |
| Audubon Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Avalon | Extreme Drought |
| Barnegat | Severe Drought |
| Barnegat Light | Severe Drought |
| Barrington | Moderate Drought |
| Bayonne | Moderate Drought |
| Beach Haven | Extreme Drought |
| Beach Haven West | Severe Drought |
| Beachwood | Severe Drought |
| Beattystown | Abnormally Dry |
| Beckett | Abnormally Dry |
| Belle Mead | Moderate Drought |
| Belleplain | Severe Drought |
| Bellmawr | Abnormally Dry |
| Belvidere | Abnormally Dry |
| Berlin | Moderate Drought |
| Bernardsville | Moderate Drought |
| Beverly | Moderate Drought |
| Blackwood | Moderate Drought |
| Blairstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Bloomingdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Boonton | Abnormally Dry |
| Bordentown | Moderate Drought |
| Bradley Gardens | Severe Drought |
| Brainards | Abnormally Dry |
| Branchville | Abnormally Dry |
| Brass Castle | Abnormally Dry |
| Bridgeton | Moderate Drought |
| Bridgeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Broadway | Abnormally Dry |
| Brooklawn | Abnormally Dry |
| Brooklawn | Abnormally Dry |
| Browns Mills | Moderate Drought |
| Brownville | Severe Drought |
| Budd Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Burlington | Moderate Drought |
| Butler | Abnormally Dry |
| Califon | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Abnormally Dry |
| Cape May | Extreme Drought |
| Cape May Court House | Extreme Drought |
| Cape May Point | Extreme Drought |
| Carneys Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Cedar Glen Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Cedarville | Severe Drought |
| Cherry Hill Mall | Moderate Drought |
| Chesilhurst | Moderate Drought |
| Chester | Abnormally Dry |
| Clayton | Moderate Drought |
| Clementon | Moderate Drought |
| Cliffside Park | Moderate Drought |
| Cliffwood Beach | Severe Drought |
| Clifton | Moderate Drought |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Clyde | Moderate Drought |
| Collings Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Collingswood | Abnormally Dry |
| Columbia | Abnormally Dry |
| Concordia | Moderate Drought |
| Country Lake Estates | Moderate Drought |
| Cranbury | Moderate Drought |
| Crandon Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Crestwood Village | Severe Drought |
| Dayton | Moderate Drought |
| Delaware | Abnormally Dry |
| Diamond Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Dover | Abnormally Dry |
| East Millstone | Moderate Drought |
| East Orange | Moderate Drought |
| Echelon | Moderate Drought |
| Egg Harbor City | Severe Drought |
| Elizabeth | Moderate Drought |
| Elmer | Moderate Drought |
| Elwood | Severe Drought |
| Englewood | Moderate Drought |
| Estell Manor | Severe Drought |
| Fairton | Severe Drought |
| Far Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Fieldsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Finderne | Severe Drought |
| Finesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Flemington | Severe Drought |
| Florence | Moderate Drought |
| Folsom | Moderate Drought |
| Forked River | Severe Drought |
| Fort Dix | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Lee | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Abnormally Dry |
| Frenchtown | Moderate Drought |
| Gibbsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Gibbstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Glassboro | Moderate Drought |
| Glen Gardner | Moderate Drought |
| Glendora | Moderate Drought |
| Gloucester City | Abnormally Dry |
| Greentree | Moderate Drought |
| Griggstown | Moderate Drought |
| Groveville | Moderate Drought |
| Hackensack | Moderate Drought |
| Hackettstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Haddon Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Haddonfield | Moderate Drought |
| Hamburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Hamilton Square | Moderate Drought |
| Hammonton | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Moderate Drought |
| Hancocks Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Harlingen | Moderate Drought |
| Harmony | Abnormally Dry |
| Hasbrouck Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Heathcote | Moderate Drought |
| Helmetta | Moderate Drought |
| Hi-Nella | Moderate Drought |
| High Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Highland Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Hightstown | Moderate Drought |
| Hoboken | Moderate Drought |
| Hopatcong | Abnormally Dry |
| Hope | Abnormally Dry |
| Hopewell | Moderate Drought |
| Island Heights | Severe Drought |
| Jamesburg | Moderate Drought |
| Jersey City | Moderate Drought |
| Juliustown | Moderate Drought |
| Keansburg | Moderate Drought |
| Kearny | Moderate Drought |
| Kendall Park | Moderate Drought |
| Kenilworth | Moderate Drought |
| Kenvil | Abnormally Dry |
| Keyport | Severe Drought |
| Kingston | Moderate Drought |
| Kingston Estates | Moderate Drought |
| Kinnelon | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Mohawk | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Telemark | Abnormally Dry |
| Lambertville | Moderate Drought |
| Laurel Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Laurence Harbor | Severe Drought |
| Lawnside | Moderate Drought |
| Lebanon | Severe Drought |
| Leisure Village | Severe Drought |
| Leisure Village East | Severe Drought |
| Leisure Village West | Severe Drought |
| Lincoln Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Lincroft | Moderate Drought |
| Linden | Moderate Drought |
| Linwood | Extreme Drought |
| Long Branch | Moderate Drought |
| Long Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Madison Park | Severe Drought |
| Magnolia | Moderate Drought |
| Manahawkin | Severe Drought |
| Manville | Moderate Drought |
| Marksboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Marlton | Moderate Drought |
| Matawan | Severe Drought |
| Mays Landing | Severe Drought |
| Mendham | Abnormally Dry |
| Mercerville | Moderate Drought |
| Middlebush | Moderate Drought |
| Milford | Moderate Drought |
| Millstone | Moderate Drought |
| Milltown | Moderate Drought |
| Millville | Moderate Drought |
| Monmouth Junction | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Arlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Ephraim | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Hermon | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Mullica Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Mystic Island | Extreme Drought |
| National Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Neptune City | Moderate Drought |
| Netcong | Abnormally Dry |
| New Brunswick | Moderate Drought |
| New Egypt | Moderate Drought |
| New Village | Abnormally Dry |
| Newark | Moderate Drought |
| Newfield | Moderate Drought |
| Newton | Abnormally Dry |
| North Beach Haven | Extreme Drought |
| North Cape May | Extreme Drought |
| North Wildwood | Extreme Drought |
| Northfield | Extreme Drought |
| Oak Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Oaklyn | Abnormally Dry |
| Ocean Acres | Severe Drought |
| Ocean City | Severe Drought |
| Ocean Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Ogdensburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Palmyra | Moderate Drought |
| Paramus | Moderate Drought |
| Passaic | Moderate Drought |
| Paterson | Moderate Drought |
| Paulsboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Pedricktown | Abnormally Dry |
| Pemberton | Moderate Drought |
| Pemberton Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Pennington | Moderate Drought |
| Penns Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Pennsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Perth Amboy | Severe Drought |
| Pine Beach | Severe Drought |
| Pine Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Lake Park | Severe Drought |
| Pine Ridge at Crestwood | Severe Drought |
| Pitman | Moderate Drought |
| Plainsboro Center | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasantville | Extreme Drought |
| Port Norris | Severe Drought |
| Port Republic | Severe Drought |
| Presidential Lakes Estates | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton Junction | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton Meadows | Moderate Drought |
| Quinton | Moderate Drought |
| Ramblewood | Moderate Drought |
| Raritan | Severe Drought |
| Richwood | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgefield | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgewood | Moderate Drought |
| Ringwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Rio Grande | Extreme Drought |
| Riverton | Moderate Drought |
| Rockaway | Abnormally Dry |
| Rocky Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Roebling | Moderate Drought |
| Roosevelt | Moderate Drought |
| Rosenhayn | Moderate Drought |
| Rossmoor | Moderate Drought |
| Runnemede | Moderate Drought |
| Salem | Moderate Drought |
| Sayreville | Severe Drought |
| Sea Isle City | Severe Drought |
| Seabrook Farms | Moderate Drought |
| Seaside Heights | Severe Drought |
| Secaucus | Moderate Drought |
| Shark River Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Shiloh | Moderate Drought |
| Ship Bottom | Extreme Drought |
| Skillman | Moderate Drought |
| Smithville | Extreme Drought |
| Somerdale | Moderate Drought |
| Somers Point | Severe Drought |
| Somerset | Moderate Drought |
| Somerville | Severe Drought |
| South Amboy | Severe Drought |
| South River | Moderate Drought |
| South Toms River | Severe Drought |
| Spotswood | Severe Drought |
| Stanhope | Abnormally Dry |
| Stockton | Moderate Drought |
| Stone Harbor | Extreme Drought |
| Stratford | Moderate Drought |
| Succasunna | Abnormally Dry |
| Surf City | Extreme Drought |
| Sussex | Abnormally Dry |
| Swedesboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Ten Mile Run | Moderate Drought |
| Teterboro | Moderate Drought |
| Tinton Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Toms River | Severe Drought |
| Trenton | Moderate Drought |
| Tuckerton | Severe Drought |
| Twin Rivers | Moderate Drought |
| Union Beach | Severe Drought |
| Vernon Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Victory Gardens | Abnormally Dry |
| Victory Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Vienna | Abnormally Dry |
| Villas | Extreme Drought |
| Vineland | Moderate Drought |
| Voorhees | Moderate Drought |
| Wanaque | Abnormally Dry |
| Waretown | Severe Drought |
| Washington | Abnormally Dry |
| Wenonah | Moderate Drought |
| West Cape May | Extreme Drought |
| West Freehold | Severe Drought |
| West New York | Moderate Drought |
| West Wildwood | Extreme Drought |
| Westville | Abnormally Dry |
| Wharton | Abnormally Dry |
| White Horse | Moderate Drought |
| White Meadow Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Whitesboro | Extreme Drought |
| Wildwood | Extreme Drought |
| Wildwood Crest | Extreme Drought |
| Williamstown | Moderate Drought |
| Wood-Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Woodbine | Severe Drought |
| Woodbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodbury Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Woodstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Wrightstown | Moderate Drought |
| Yardville | Moderate Drought |