Woodland, Maine climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Woodland's normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 47.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.1°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 27°C, 1,209 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWoodland
- Station IDUSC00179891
- Location45.15°N 67.40°W
- Elevation123 ft (38 m)
- Population (town)1,216
- Census place1,059
On October 23, the normal high in Woodland is 55°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Woodland.
- Jan 28° 13°
- Feb 31° 14°
- Mar 39° 24°
- Apr 52° 36°
- May 64° 46°
- Jun 74° 56°
- Jul 80° 62°
- Aug 79° 61°
- Sep 71° 52°
- Oct 58° 42°
- Nov 46° 33°
- Dec 35° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Woodland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.34 in), the least in February (3.14 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 13°F | 20.6°F | 3.57 | 10 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 31°F | 14°F | 22.5°F | 3.14 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 24°F | 31.6°F | 3.83 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 36°F | 43.7°F | 3.83 | 12 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 64°F | 46°F | 55.2°F | 3.82 | 13 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 74°F | 56°F | 64.9°F | 3.91 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 80°F | 62°F | 71.1°F | 3.68 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 79°F | 61°F | 69.8°F | 3.42 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 52°F | 61.4°F | 3.38 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 42°F | 50.1°F | 5.34 | 11 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| November | 46°F | 33°F | 39.4°F | 4.83 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 35°F | 22°F | 28.4°F | 4.86 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 38°F | 46.6°F | 47.61 | 129 | 8 | 166 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −11°C | −6.3°C | 91 mm |
| February | 0°C | −10°C | −5.3°C | 80 mm |
| March | 4°C | −4°C | −0.2°C | 97 mm |
| April | 11°C | 2°C | 6.5°C | 97 mm |
| May | 18°C | 8°C | 12.9°C | 97 mm |
| June | 23°C | 13°C | 18.3°C | 99 mm |
| July | 27°C | 17°C | 21.7°C | 93 mm |
| August | 26°C | 16°C | 21.0°C | 87 mm |
| September | 22°C | 11°C | 16.3°C | 86 mm |
| October | 14°C | 6°C | 10.1°C | 136 mm |
| November | 8°C | 1°C | 4.1°C | 123 mm |
| December | 2°C | −6°C | −2.0°C | 123 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Robbinston (14 miles away), gets 95 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00179891; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Woodland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (9).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00179891.
When is the last frost in Woodland?
In Woodland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 7 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 211 year in 10 after May 2; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 7; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 210 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 10 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodland in zone 5b in ZIP code 04694, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Woodland's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (22 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Maine · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00179891; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Woodland?
In a normal year in Woodland, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 166 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 129 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 166a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 53high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 129a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1917) is 102°F, on August 18, 1935; the lowest is −41°F, on December 30, 1933.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2005, with 69.48 in; the snowiest season is 1962–63, with 143.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00179891; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00179891. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Woodland?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Woodland, 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (74%) and December the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 1.5 |
| February | 67% | 2.4 |
| March | 67% | 3.5 |
| April | 65% | 4.4 |
| May | 65% | 5.1 |
| June | 67% | 5.5 |
| July | 72% | 5.6 |
| August | 74% | 5.0 |
| September | 74% | 4.0 |
| October | 66% | 2.5 |
| November | 61% | 1.5 |
| December | 60% | 1.2 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Woodland need?
A normal year in Woodland brings 7,174 heating degree days, 34% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 498 cooling degree days, 45% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,382 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,378 | 0 |
| February | 1,189 | 0 |
| March | 1,034 | 0 |
| April | 639 | 0 |
| May | 313 | 9 |
| June | 78 | 75 |
| July | 11 | 202 |
| August | 17 | 167 |
| September | 151 | 43 |
| October | 462 | 2 |
| November | 767 | 0 |
| December | 1,136 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,174 | 498 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00179891. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Woodland been warmer than normal lately?
Over 50 complete years from 1925 to 2019, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.6°F per century (+0.14°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Woodland's climate compare?
Woodland is warmer than 39 of the other 41 places with their own NOAA record in Maine, and wetter than 23. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.6°F is warmer than 26%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Woodland is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Woodland's climate
What is the coldest month in Woodland?
January, with a normal high of 28°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Woodland?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Woodland's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Robbinston (14 miles away), records 95 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Woodland?
October, with 5.34 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.14 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Woodland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Woodland in zone 5b in ZIP code 04694, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Woodland's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Woodland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 2. Waiting until May 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Maine climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Robbinston, ME14 miles from this station, 44.2°F a year
- Grand Lake Stream, ME19 miles from this station, 44.0°F a year
- Wesley, ME19 miles from this station, 44.3°F a year
- Topsfield 2, ME25 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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