1 winNew Jersey850 sights · 1,106 eats · 6 regions
6 winsCalifornia4,285 sights · 6,370 eats · 6 regionsNew Jersey vs California
The verdict
California takes 6 of 7
Warmer winter escape
California
38°F vs 61°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
New Jersey
83°F vs 84°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
California
29 vs 192 beaches
Museum hopping
California
67 vs 384 museums
Great outdoors
California
705 vs 3,364 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
California
1,106 vs 6,370 notable restaurants
Best in October
California
58% vs 100% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
New JerseyCalifornia
- 8504,285Sights
- 1,1066,370Restaurants & cafés
- 67384Museums
- 7033,321Parks & nature
- 29192Beaches
- 243Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | New Jersey | California |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 61 |
| Feb | 41 | 63 |
| Mar | 55 | 64 |
| Apr | 63 | 71 |
| May | 70 | 78 |
| Jun | 81 | 82 |
| Jul | 87 | 83 |
| Aug | 80 | 87 |
| Sep | 77 | 84 |
| Oct | 65 | 74 |
| Nov | 53 | 66 |
| Dec | 39 | 60 |
New Jersey
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Good
- May: Good
- June: Peak season
- July: Mixed
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Good
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
California
- January: Mixed
- February: Mixed
- March: Mixed
- April: Peak season
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Good
- September: Mixed
- October: Peak season
- November: Good
- December: Mixed
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