Woodstown, New Jersey climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Woodstown's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 46.6 inches of precipitation and 13 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.3°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,184 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWoodstown Pittsgrov (4 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00289910
- Location39.55°N 75.16°W
- Elevation98 ft (30 m)
- From the center11 miles
- Population3,757
On October 14, the normal high in Woodstown is 69°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Woodstown.
- Jan 43° 25°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 55° 33°
- Apr 67° 42°
- May 76° 51°
- Jun 84° 61°
- Jul 89° 66°
- Aug 86° 64°
- Sep 80° 58°
- Oct 69° 47°
- Nov 57° 37°
- Dec 48° 30°
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 Woodstown each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.11 in), the least in February (3.06 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 25°F | 34.4°F | 3.15 | 5.0 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 47°F | 26°F | 36.4°F | 3.06 | 5.0 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 55°F | 33°F | 44.0°F | 3.89 | 1.4 | 12 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 42°F | 54.3°F | 3.21 | 0.2 | 12 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 63.4°F | 3.23 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 84°F | 61°F | 72.5°F | 4.48 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 89°F | 66°F | 77.4°F | 5.11 | 0.0 | 11 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 86°F | 64°F | 75.2°F | 4.61 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 80°F | 58°F | 69.0°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 47°F | 57.8°F | 3.92 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 57°F | 37°F | 46.9°F | 3.35 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| December | 48°F | 30°F | 38.9°F | 4.39 | 1.6 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 45°F | 55.9°F | 46.61 | 13.3 | 119 | 35 | 104 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −4°C | 1.3°C | 80 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 8°C | −3°C | 2.4°C | 78 mm | 13 cm |
| March | 13°C | 1°C | 6.7°C | 99 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 19°C | 5°C | 12.4°C | 82 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.4°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 16°C | 22.5°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 130 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 24.0°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.6°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 8°C | 14.3°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | 3°C | 8.3°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 9°C | −1°C | 3.8°C | 112 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00289910; 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 Woodstown?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00289910.
When is the last frost in Woodstown?
In Woodstown, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 18 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 111 year in 10 after April 27; 9 in 10 after March 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 206 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 231 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 30 in half of springs and before November 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodstown in zone 7b in ZIP code 08098, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Jersey · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00289910; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Woodstown?
In a normal year in Woodstown, 35 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 104 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 119 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 35a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 104a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 119a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1946) is 103°F, on July 3, 1966; the lowest is −13°F, on January 22, 1984.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 58.19 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 52.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00289910; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00289910. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Woodstown?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Woodstown, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 2.0 |
| February | 71% | 2.9 |
| March | 69% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 78% | 6.2 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.4 |
| October | 73% | 3.2 |
| November | 74% | 2.3 |
| December | 68% | 1.8 |
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 Woodstown need?
A normal year in Woodstown brings 4,510 heating degree days, 16% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,207 cooling degree days, 33% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,859 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 950 | 0 |
| February | 801 | 0 |
| March | 650 | 1 |
| April | 335 | 12 |
| May | 122 | 73 |
| June | 14 | 239 |
| July | 0 | 386 |
| August | 1 | 315 |
| September | 36 | 154 |
| October | 249 | 25 |
| November | 543 | 2 |
| December | 809 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,510 | 1,207 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00289910. 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.
How does Woodstown's climate compare?
Woodstown is warmer than 31 of the other 32 places with their own NOAA record in New Jersey, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.9°F is warmer than 63%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Woodstown is Cfa: temperate, 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 Woodstown share this climate record?
5 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.
- Franklinville, NJ1,999 people · 7 mi NE
- Newfield, NJ1,812 people · 8 mi E
- Olivet, NJ1,647 people · 1 mi SW
- Malaga, NJ1,612 people · 6 mi E
- Elmer, NJ1,377 people · 3 mi N
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 Woodstown's climate
What is the coldest month in Woodstown?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Woodstown?
Yes: 13 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Woodstown?
July, with 5.11 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.06 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Woodstown in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Woodstown in zone 7b in ZIP code 08098, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Woodstown?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 27. Waiting until April 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New Jersey climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Seabrook Farms, NJ5 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Millville, NJ14 miles from this station, 54.3°F a year
- Glassboro, NJ14 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Hammonton, NJ21 miles from this station, 54.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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