Woodstock climate — normals and trends
Woodstock (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 962 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Woodstock averages 145 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Woodstock has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 156 to 134 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 7 July 1988) and the coldest -32.4 °C (on 16 February 2015).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
WoodstockOntario
- coords
- 43.13°, -80.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
962mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
145 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
115.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.0 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest day
-32.4 °C
16 February 2015
Wettest day
71 mm
15 October 1954
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
13 November 2003
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
4 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
16 February 2015
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
25 February 1965
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 49 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 69 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 7.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 92 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 84 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 80 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 98 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 64 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 63 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 68 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 66 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | -0.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 103 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Woodstock?
Woodstock has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 962 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Woodstock?
The hottest day measured in Woodstock between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1988, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Woodstock?
The coldest day measured in Woodstock between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2015, at -32.4 °C.
Does it snow in Woodstock?
Yes. Woodstock gets on average 115.6 cm of snow per year and has around 145 frost days.
Has the climate of Woodstock warmed?
Yes: Woodstock warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Woodstock?
The wettest day measured in Woodstock between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Woodstock?
The windiest day measured in Woodstock between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2003, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Woodstock?
The warmest month in Woodstock is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Woodstock?
Woodstock receives on average 962 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Woodstock?
Woodstock gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Woodstock?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Woodstock between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1965, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Woodstock?
Yes: Woodstock has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Woodstock?
In Woodstock, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 16 February 2015.
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