Current Drought Conditions for New Jersey - May 26, 2026
New Jersey Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 88% (7,638 square miles) of New Jersey is under drought conditions.
Breaking down current drought conditions across New Jersey: 43.9% (3,824 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 43.8% (3,815 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate Drought | 3,824 | 43.9% | 43.9% |
| Severe Drought | 3,815 | 43.8% | 43.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Leisure Village East | Severe Drought |
| Absecon | Severe Drought |
| Allentown | Severe Drought |
| Allenwood | Severe Drought |
| Alloway | Severe Drought |
| Anderson | Moderate Drought |
| Andover | Moderate Drought |
| Annandale | Moderate Drought |
| Asbury | Moderate Drought |
| Atlantic City | Severe Drought |
| Audubon | Severe Drought |
| Audubon Park | Severe Drought |
| Avalon | Severe Drought |
| Barnegat | Severe Drought |
| Barnegat Light | Severe Drought |
| Barrington | Severe Drought |
| Bayonne | Moderate Drought |
| Beach Haven | Severe Drought |
| Beach Haven West | Severe Drought |
| Beachwood | Severe Drought |
| Beattystown | Moderate Drought |
| Belle Mead | Moderate Drought |
| Belleplain | Severe Drought |
| Bellmawr | Severe Drought |
| Belvidere | Moderate Drought |
| Berlin | Severe Drought |
| Bernardsville | Moderate Drought |
| Beverly | Severe Drought |
| Blackwood | Severe Drought |
| Blairstown | Moderate Drought |
| Bloomingdale | Moderate Drought |
| Boonton | Moderate Drought |
| Bordentown | Severe Drought |
| Bradley Gardens | Moderate Drought |
| Brainards | Moderate Drought |
| Branchville | Moderate Drought |
| Brass Castle | Moderate Drought |
| Bridgeton | Severe Drought |
| Bridgeville | Moderate Drought |
| Broadway | Moderate Drought |
| Brooklawn | Severe Drought |
| Browns Mills | Severe Drought |
| Budd Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Burlington | Severe Drought |
| Butler | Moderate Drought |
| Califon | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Severe Drought |
| Cape May | Severe Drought |
| Cape May Court House | Severe Drought |
| Cape May Point | Severe Drought |
| Carneys Point | Moderate Drought |
| Cedarville | Severe Drought |
| Chesilhurst | Severe Drought |
| Chester | Moderate Drought |
| Clayton | Severe Drought |
| Clementon | Severe Drought |
| Cliffside Park | Moderate Drought |
| Cliffwood Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Clifton | Moderate Drought |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Clyde | Moderate Drought |
| Collings Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Collingswood | Severe Drought |
| Columbia | Moderate Drought |
| Country Lake Estates | Severe Drought |
| Cranbury | Moderate Drought |
| Dayton | Moderate Drought |
| Delaware | Moderate Drought |
| Dover | Moderate Drought |
| East Millstone | Moderate Drought |
| East Orange | Moderate Drought |
| Egg Harbor City | Severe Drought |
| Elizabeth | Moderate Drought |
| Elmer | Severe Drought |
| Elwood | Severe Drought |
| Englewood | Moderate Drought |
| Estell Manor | Severe Drought |
| Fairton | Severe Drought |
| Far Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Fieldsboro | Severe Drought |
| Finderne | Moderate Drought |
| Finesville | Moderate Drought |
| Flemington | Moderate Drought |
| Florence | Severe Drought |
| Folsom | Severe Drought |
| Forked River | Severe Drought |
| Fort Dix | Severe Drought |
| Fort Lee | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Frenchtown | Moderate Drought |
| Gibbsboro | Severe Drought |
| Gibbstown | Severe Drought |
| Glassboro | Severe Drought |
| Glen Gardner | Moderate Drought |
| Glendora | Severe Drought |
| Gloucester City | Severe Drought |
| Griggstown | Moderate Drought |
| Groveville | Severe Drought |
| Hackensack | Moderate Drought |
| Hackettstown | Moderate Drought |
| Haddon Heights | Severe Drought |
| Haddonfield | Severe Drought |
| Hamburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hamilton Square | Moderate Drought |
| Hammonton | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Moderate Drought |
| Hancocks Bridge | Severe Drought |
| Harlingen | Moderate Drought |
| Harmony | Moderate Drought |
| Hasbrouck Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Helmetta | Moderate Drought |
| Hi-Nella | Severe Drought |
| High Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Highland Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Hightstown | Moderate Drought |
| Hoboken | Moderate Drought |
| Hopatcong | Moderate Drought |
| Hope | Moderate Drought |
| Hopewell | Moderate Drought |
| Island Heights | Severe Drought |
| Jamesburg | Moderate Drought |
| Jersey City | Moderate Drought |
| Juliustown | Severe Drought |
| Kearny | Moderate Drought |
| Kendall Park | Moderate Drought |
| Kenilworth | Moderate Drought |
| Kenvil | Moderate Drought |
| Keyport | Moderate Drought |
| Kingston | Moderate Drought |
| Kingston Estates | Severe Drought |
| Kinnelon | Moderate Drought |
| Lambertville | Moderate Drought |
| Laurel Springs | Severe Drought |
| Laurence Harbor | Moderate Drought |
| Lawnside | Severe Drought |
| Lebanon | Moderate Drought |
| Linden | Moderate Drought |
| Linwood | Severe Drought |
| Long Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Magnolia | Severe Drought |
| Manahawkin | Severe Drought |
| Manville | Moderate Drought |
| Marksboro | Moderate Drought |
| Marlton | Severe Drought |
| Matawan | Moderate Drought |
| Mays Landing | Severe Drought |
| Mendham | Moderate Drought |
| Mercerville | Moderate Drought |
| Middlebush | Moderate Drought |
| Milford | Moderate Drought |
| Millstone | Moderate Drought |
| Milltown | Moderate Drought |
| Millville | Severe Drought |
| Monmouth Junction | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Arlington | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Ephraim | Severe Drought |
| Mount Hermon | Moderate Drought |
| Mountain Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Mullica Hill | Severe Drought |
| Mystic Island | Severe Drought |
| National Park | Severe Drought |
| Neptune City | Moderate Drought |
| Netcong | Moderate Drought |
| New Brunswick | Moderate Drought |
| New Egypt | Severe Drought |
| New Village | Moderate Drought |
| Newark | Moderate Drought |
| Newfield | Severe Drought |
| Newton | Moderate Drought |
| North Cape May | Severe Drought |
| North Wildwood | Severe Drought |
| Northfield | Severe Drought |
| Oak Valley | Severe Drought |
| Oaklyn | Severe Drought |
| Ocean City | Severe Drought |
| Ocean Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Ogdensburg | Moderate Drought |
| Palmyra | Severe Drought |
| Paramus | Moderate Drought |
| Passaic | Moderate Drought |
| Paterson | Moderate Drought |
| Paulsboro | Severe Drought |
| Pedricktown | Severe Drought |
| Pemberton | Severe Drought |
| Pemberton Heights | Severe Drought |
| Pennington | Moderate Drought |
| Penns Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Pennsville | Moderate Drought |
| Perth Amboy | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Beach | Severe Drought |
| Pine Hill | Severe Drought |
| Pine Lake Park | Severe Drought |
| Pitman | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasantville | Severe Drought |
| Port Norris | Severe Drought |
| Port Republic | Severe Drought |
| Princeton | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton Junction | Moderate Drought |
| Quinton | Severe Drought |
| Ramblewood | Severe Drought |
| Raritan | Moderate Drought |
| Richwood | Severe Drought |
| Ridgefield | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgewood | Moderate Drought |
| Ringwood | Moderate Drought |
| Rio Grande | Severe Drought |
| Riverton | Severe Drought |
| Rockaway | Moderate Drought |
| Rocky Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Roebling | Severe Drought |
| Roosevelt | Moderate Drought |
| Rosenhayn | Severe Drought |
| Runnemede | Severe Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Sayreville | Moderate Drought |
| Sea Isle City | Severe Drought |
| Seaside Heights | Severe Drought |
| Secaucus | Moderate Drought |
| Shark River Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Shiloh | Severe Drought |
| Ship Bottom | Severe Drought |
| Skillman | Moderate Drought |
| Smithville | Severe Drought |
| Somerdale | Severe Drought |
| Somers Point | Severe Drought |
| Somerville | Moderate Drought |
| South Amboy | Moderate Drought |
| South River | Moderate Drought |
| South Toms River | Severe Drought |
| Spotswood | Moderate Drought |
| Stanhope | Moderate Drought |
| Stockton | Moderate Drought |
| Stone Harbor | Severe Drought |
| Stratford | Severe Drought |
| Succasunna | Moderate Drought |
| Surf City | Severe Drought |
| Sussex | Moderate Drought |
| Swedesboro | Severe Drought |
| Teterboro | Moderate Drought |
| Toms River | Severe Drought |
| Tuckerton | Severe Drought |
| Union Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Victory Gardens | Moderate Drought |
| Vienna | Moderate Drought |
| Villas | Severe Drought |
| Vineland | Severe Drought |
| Voorhees | Moderate Drought |
| Wanaque | Moderate Drought |
| Waretown | Severe Drought |
| Washington | Moderate Drought |
| Wenonah | Severe Drought |
| West Cape May | Severe Drought |
| West Freehold | Moderate Drought |
| West New York | Moderate Drought |
| West Wildwood | Severe Drought |
| Westville | Severe Drought |
| Wharton | Moderate Drought |
| White Horse | Moderate Drought |
| Whitesboro | Severe Drought |
| Wildwood | Severe Drought |
| Wildwood Crest | Severe Drought |
| Williamstown | Severe Drought |
| Wood-Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Woodbine | Severe Drought |
| Woodbury | Severe Drought |
| Woodbury Heights | Severe Drought |
| Woodstown | Severe Drought |
| Wrightstown | Severe Drought |
| Yardville | Moderate Drought |
| North Beach Haven | Severe Drought |
| Keansburg | Moderate Drought |
| Lincroft | Moderate Drought |
| Long Branch | Moderate Drought |
| Tinton Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Crestwood Village | Severe Drought |
| Madison Park | Moderate Drought |
| Ten Mile Run | Moderate Drought |
| Twin Rivers | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Telemark | Moderate Drought |
| Leisure Village | Severe Drought |
| Ashland | Severe Drought |
| Trenton | Moderate Drought |
| Lincoln Park | Moderate Drought |
| Brownville | Moderate Drought |
| Cherry Hill Mall | Severe Drought |
| Diamond Beach | Severe Drought |
| Echelon | Severe Drought |
| Greentree | Severe Drought |
| Plainsboro Center | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton Meadows | Moderate Drought |
| Beckett | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Glen Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Concordia | Moderate Drought |
| Crandon Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Heathcote | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Mohawk | Moderate Drought |
| Ocean Acres | Severe Drought |
| Pine Ridge at Crestwood | Severe Drought |
| Presidential Lakes Estates | Severe Drought |
| Rossmoor | Moderate Drought |
| Seabrook Farms | Severe Drought |
| Somerset | Moderate Drought |
| Vernon Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Victory Lakes | Severe Drought |
| White Meadow Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Brooklawn | Severe Drought |
| Leisure Village West | Severe Drought |