Current Drought Conditions for New Jersey - June 30, 2026
New Jersey Drought Report
As of June 30, 2026 approximately 75% (6,543 square miles) of New Jersey is under active drought conditions, with an additional 13% (1,095 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across New Jersey: 24.3% (2,113 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 42.1% (3,669 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 8.7% (761 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 | 1,095 | 12.6% | 12.6% |
| Moderate Drought | 2,113 | 24.3% | 24.3% |
| Severe Drought | 3,669 | 42.1% | 42.1% |
| Extreme Drought | 761 | 8.7% | 8.7% |
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 | Extreme Drought |
| Allentown | Moderate Drought |
| Allenwood | Severe Drought |
| Alloway | Severe Drought |
| Anderson | Moderate Drought |
| Andover | Abnormally Dry |
| Annandale | Moderate Drought |
| Asbury | Moderate Drought |
| Atlantic City | Extreme Drought |
| Audubon | Moderate Drought |
| Audubon Park | Moderate Drought |
| 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 |
| Belle Mead | Severe Drought |
| Belleplain | Extreme Drought |
| Bellmawr | Moderate Drought |
| Belvidere | Abnormally Dry |
| Berlin | Moderate Drought |
| Bernardsville | Moderate Drought |
| Beverly | Moderate Drought |
| Blackwood | Moderate Drought |
| Blairstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Bloomingdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Boonton | Moderate Drought |
| Bordentown | Moderate Drought |
| Bradley Gardens | Severe Drought |
| Brainards | Abnormally Dry |
| Branchville | Abnormally Dry |
| Brass Castle | Moderate Drought |
| Bridgeton | Severe Drought |
| Bridgeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Broadway | Moderate Drought |
| Brooklawn | Moderate Drought |
| Browns Mills | Severe Drought |
| Budd Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Burlington | Moderate Drought |
| Butler | Abnormally Dry |
| Califon | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Moderate Drought |
| Cape May | Extreme Drought |
| Cape May Court House | Extreme Drought |
| Cape May Point | Extreme Drought |
| Carneys Point | Moderate Drought |
| Cedarville | Extreme Drought |
| Chesilhurst | Moderate Drought |
| Chester | Moderate Drought |
| Clayton | Severe Drought |
| Clementon | Moderate Drought |
| Cliffside Park | Moderate Drought |
| Cliffwood Beach | Severe Drought |
| Clifton | Moderate Drought |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Clyde | Severe Drought |
| Collings Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Collingswood | Moderate Drought |
| Columbia | Abnormally Dry |
| Country Lake Estates | Severe Drought |
| Cranbury | Severe Drought |
| Dayton | Severe Drought |
| Delaware | Abnormally Dry |
| Dover | Abnormally Dry |
| East Millstone | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Finderne | Severe Drought |
| Finesville | Moderate Drought |
| Flemington | Severe Drought |
| Florence | Moderate Drought |
| Folsom | Severe Drought |
| Forked River | Severe Drought |
| Fort Dix | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Lee | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Abnormally Dry |
| Frenchtown | Moderate Drought |
| Gibbsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Gibbstown | Moderate Drought |
| Glassboro | Moderate Drought |
| Glen Gardner | Moderate Drought |
| Glendora | Moderate Drought |
| Gloucester City | Moderate Drought |
| Griggstown | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Harlingen | Severe Drought |
| Harmony | Moderate Drought |
| Hasbrouck Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Helmetta | Severe Drought |
| Hi-Nella | Moderate Drought |
| High Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Highland Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Hightstown | Severe Drought |
| Hoboken | Moderate Drought |
| Hopatcong | Abnormally Dry |
| Hope | Abnormally Dry |
| Hopewell | Severe Drought |
| Island Heights | Severe Drought |
| Jamesburg | Severe Drought |
| Jersey City | Moderate Drought |
| Juliustown | Moderate Drought |
| Kearny | Moderate Drought |
| Kendall Park | Severe Drought |
| Kenilworth | Moderate Drought |
| Kenvil | Abnormally Dry |
| Keyport | Severe Drought |
| Kingston | Severe Drought |
| Kingston Estates | Moderate Drought |
| Kinnelon | Abnormally Dry |
| Lambertville | Moderate Drought |
| Laurel Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Laurence Harbor | Severe Drought |
| Lawnside | Moderate Drought |
| Lebanon | Severe Drought |
| Linden | Moderate Drought |
| Linwood | Extreme Drought |
| Long Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Magnolia | Moderate Drought |
| Manahawkin | Severe Drought |
| Manville | Severe Drought |
| Marksboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Marlton | Moderate Drought |
| Matawan | Severe Drought |
| Mays Landing | Severe Drought |
| Mendham | Moderate Drought |
| Mercerville | Moderate Drought |
| Middlebush | Severe Drought |
| Milford | Moderate Drought |
| Millstone | Severe Drought |
| Milltown | Severe Drought |
| Millville | Severe Drought |
| Monmouth Junction | Severe Drought |
| Mount Arlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Ephraim | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Hermon | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Mullica Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Mystic Island | Extreme Drought |
| National Park | Moderate Drought |
| Neptune City | Severe Drought |
| Netcong | Abnormally Dry |
| New Brunswick | Severe Drought |
| New Egypt | Severe Drought |
| New Village | Moderate Drought |
| Newark | Moderate Drought |
| Newfield | Severe Drought |
| Newton | Abnormally Dry |
| North Cape May | Extreme Drought |
| North Wildwood | Extreme Drought |
| Northfield | Extreme Drought |
| Oak Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Oaklyn | Moderate Drought |
| Ocean City | Extreme Drought |
| Ocean Grove | Severe Drought |
| Ogdensburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Palmyra | Moderate Drought |
| Paramus | Moderate Drought |
| Passaic | Moderate Drought |
| Paterson | Moderate Drought |
| Paulsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Pedricktown | Moderate Drought |
| Pemberton | Moderate Drought |
| Pemberton Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Pennington | Severe Drought |
| Penns Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Pennsville | Severe Drought |
| Perth Amboy | Severe Drought |
| Pine Beach | Severe Drought |
| Pine Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Lake Park | Severe Drought |
| Pitman | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Plains | Severe Drought |
| Pleasantville | Extreme Drought |
| Port Norris | Extreme Drought |
| Port Republic | Severe Drought |
| Princeton | Severe Drought |
| Princeton Junction | Severe Drought |
| Quinton | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Roebling | Moderate Drought |
| Roosevelt | Severe Drought |
| Rosenhayn | Severe Drought |
| Runnemede | Moderate Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Sayreville | Severe Drought |
| Sea Isle City | Extreme Drought |
| Seaside Heights | Severe Drought |
| Secaucus | Moderate Drought |
| Shark River Hills | Severe Drought |
| Shiloh | Severe Drought |
| Ship Bottom | Extreme Drought |
| Skillman | Severe Drought |
| Smithville | Extreme Drought |
| Somerdale | Moderate Drought |
| Somers Point | Extreme Drought |
| Somerville | Severe Drought |
| South Amboy | Severe Drought |
| South River | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Swedesboro | Moderate Drought |
| Teterboro | Moderate Drought |
| Toms River | Severe Drought |
| Tuckerton | Severe Drought |
| Union Beach | Severe Drought |
| Victory Gardens | Abnormally Dry |
| Vienna | Abnormally Dry |
| Villas | Extreme Drought |
| Vineland | Severe Drought |
| Voorhees | Severe Drought |
| Wanaque | Abnormally Dry |
| Waretown | Severe Drought |
| Washington | Moderate Drought |
| Wenonah | Moderate Drought |
| West Cape May | Extreme Drought |
| West Freehold | Severe Drought |
| West New York | Moderate Drought |
| West Wildwood | Extreme Drought |
| Westville | Moderate Drought |
| Wharton | Abnormally Dry |
| White Horse | Moderate Drought |
| Whitesboro | Extreme Drought |
| Wildwood | Extreme Drought |
| Wildwood Crest | Extreme Drought |
| Williamstown | Severe Drought |
| Wood-Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Woodbine | Extreme Drought |
| Woodbury | Moderate Drought |
| Woodbury Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Woodstown | Severe Drought |
| Wrightstown | Moderate Drought |
| Yardville | Moderate Drought |
| North Beach Haven | Extreme Drought |
| Keansburg | Severe Drought |
| Lincroft | Severe Drought |
| Long Branch | Severe Drought |
| Tinton Falls | Severe Drought |
| Crestwood Village | Severe Drought |
| Madison Park | Severe Drought |
| Ten Mile Run | Severe Drought |
| Twin Rivers | Severe Drought |
| Lake Telemark | Abnormally Dry |
| Leisure Village | Severe Drought |
| Ashland | Moderate Drought |
| Trenton | Moderate Drought |
| Lincoln Park | Moderate Drought |
| Brownville | Severe Drought |
| Cherry Hill Mall | Moderate Drought |
| Diamond Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Echelon | Moderate Drought |
| Greentree | Moderate Drought |
| Plainsboro Center | Severe Drought |
| Princeton Meadows | Severe Drought |
| Beckett | Moderate Drought |
| Cedar Glen Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Concordia | Severe Drought |
| Crandon Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Heathcote | Severe Drought |
| Lake Mohawk | Abnormally Dry |
| Ocean Acres | Severe Drought |
| Pine Ridge at Crestwood | Severe Drought |
| Presidential Lakes Estates | Severe Drought |
| Rossmoor | Severe Drought |
| Seabrook Farms | Severe Drought |
| Somerset | Severe Drought |
| Vernon Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Victory Lakes | Severe Drought |
| White Meadow Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Brooklawn | Moderate Drought |
| Leisure Village West | Severe Drought |