Woodstock, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Woodstock's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 39.5 inches of precipitation and 24 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.8°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,005 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWoodstock (2 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00449263
- Location38.90°N 78.47°W
- Elevation675 ft (206 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population5,954
On October 23, the normal high in Woodstock is 65°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Woodstock.
- Jan 42° 21°
- Feb 46° 23°
- Mar 54° 30°
- Apr 65° 39°
- May 73° 49°
- Jun 82° 58°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 85° 61°
- Sep 79° 54°
- Oct 68° 42°
- Nov 56° 31°
- Dec 46° 25°
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 Woodstock each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in September (4.44 in), the least in February (2.33 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 21°F | 31.8°F | 2.90 | 7.4 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 46°F | 23°F | 34.2°F | 2.33 | 6.9 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 54°F | 30°F | 41.6°F | 3.23 | 3.6 | 8 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 39°F | 51.9°F | 2.82 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 61.2°F | 4.36 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 82°F | 58°F | 70.0°F | 4.22 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 86°F | 63°F | 74.4°F | 3.94 | 0.0 | 10 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 61°F | 72.9°F | 3.44 | 0.0 | 10 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 54°F | 66.0°F | 4.44 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 42°F | 54.8°F | 2.60 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 31°F | 43.7°F | 2.49 | 0.7 | 6 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 25°F | 35.7°F | 2.78 | 5.1 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 41°F | 53.2°F | 39.55 | 23.7 | 105 | 23 | 123 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −6°C | −0.1°C | 74 mm | 19 cm |
| February | 8°C | −5°C | 1.2°C | 59 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 82 mm | 9 cm |
| April | 18°C | 4°C | 11.1°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.2°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 23.6°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 0°C | 6.5°C | 63 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 8°C | −4°C | 2.1°C | 71 mm | 13 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00449263; 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 Woodstock?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00449263.
When is the last frost in Woodstock?
In Woodstock, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 4 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 241 year in 10 after May 14; 9 in 10 after April 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 177 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 202 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 8 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodstock in zone 7a in ZIP code 22664, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Woodstock's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (24 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00449263; 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 Woodstock?
In a normal year in Woodstock, 23 days a year reach 90°F, 123 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 105 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 23a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 123a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 105a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1896) is 109°F, on July 20, 1930; the lowest is −23°F, on February 11, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 58.48 in; the snowiest season is 1960–61, with 65.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00449263; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00449263. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Woodstock?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Woodstock, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and January the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.2 |
| February | 70% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 77% | 6.2 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.4 |
| October | 74% | 3.4 |
| November | 75% | 2.5 |
| December | 70% | 1.9 |
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 Woodstock need?
A normal year in Woodstock brings 5,161 heating degree days, 4% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 886 cooling degree days, 2% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,322 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,029 | 0 |
| February | 862 | 0 |
| March | 726 | 0 |
| April | 400 | 7 |
| May | 168 | 52 |
| June | 23 | 172 |
| July | 1 | 291 |
| August | 4 | 247 |
| September | 71 | 102 |
| October | 332 | 14 |
| November | 638 | 0 |
| December | 907 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,161 | 886 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00449263. 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 Woodstock been warmer than normal lately?
Over 85 complete years from 1899 to 2016, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.0°F per century (+0.05°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 Woodstock's climate compare?
Woodstock is warmer than 13 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 2. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.2°F is warmer than 54%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Woodstock is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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.
Which places near Woodstock share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Maurertown, VA1,138 people · 2 mi N
- Toms Brook, VA285 people · 4 mi NE
- Saumsville, VA19 people · 3 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Woodstock's climate
What is the coldest month in Woodstock?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Woodstock?
Yes: 24 inches in a normal year, falling on 8 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (7.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Woodstock?
September, with 4.44 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.33 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Woodstock in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Woodstock in zone 7a in ZIP code 22664, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Woodstock's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Woodstock?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 24; in one year in ten it comes after May 14. Waiting until May 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Edinburg, VA9 miles from this station, 52.8°F a year
- Star Tannery, VA13 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Front Royal, VA16 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Wardensville, WV16 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made