Photo: Uckrist · Public domainWoodland Park gets about 134 inches of snow a winter, more than all but 92 U.S. towns
July afternoons average 77°. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 66°. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 73–77°.
A year in Woodland Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Woodland Park’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Woodland Park’s place in Colorado beside it.
What a year in Woodland Park feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
A freeze is possible in every month
About 250 nights a year fall to 32° or below, and 33 to 0° or below. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, 13 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Woodland Park’s center in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −15°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 134 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Ruxton Park, CO, falls mostly in April. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 22 inches a year; July is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 105 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Woodland Park
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO.
Living with Woodland Park’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 5a, and frost can come in any month. The longest frost-free stretch in half of years is about 68 days.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, July and August. 3.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Woodland Park from natural hazards, wildfire is the largest share (57%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 2%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Woodland Park and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Woodland Park yet.
Climates most like Woodland Park’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Park, CO | 11° | 77° | 22" | 134" |
| Marquette, MI | 11° | 76° | 32" | 102" |
| Snyderville, UT | 18° | 80° | 26" | 153" |
| Lewistown, MT | 12° | 82° | 18" | 112" |
| Jackson, WY | 6° | 80° | 19" | 78" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Woodland Park averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.8°).
A smaller shift than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Woodland Park compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Woodland Park’s place among Colorado’s.
Woodland Park weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Woodland Park’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Ruxton Park, CO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 11° | 0.8" | 12.5" | 5 | 27 | 18° – 31° |
| February | 40° | 13° | 1.1" | 13.6" | 6 | 21 | 20° – 33° |
| March | 47° | 19° | 1.9" | 26.2" | 7 | 21 | 29° – 39° |
| April | 52° | 25° | 2.7" | 32.3" | 9 | 16 | 33° – 44° |
| May | 61° | 33° | 2.4" | 9.6" | 10 | 5 | 41° – 51° |
| June | 73° | 42° | 1.9" | 0.4" | 11 | 0 | 53° – 62° |
| July | 77° | 48° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 16 | 0 | 58° – 65° |
| August | 74° | 46° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 17 | 0 | 57° – 64° |
| September | 69° | 39° | 1.8" | 1.8" | 9 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| October | 57° | 28° | 1.2" | 10.4" | 6 | 3 | 37° – 48° |
| November | 47° | 19° | 1.1" | 12.6" | 5 | 13 | 25° – 40° |
| December | 39° | 11° | 1.0" | 14.1" | 5 | 23 | 19° – 30° |
| Year | 56° | 28° | 21.9" | 133.5" | 105 | 129 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 25° to 40°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Woodland Park’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Woodland Park’s center.
- Snow: Ruxton Park, CO.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, 13 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Woodland Park’s climate
What is the weather like in Woodland Park?
A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 134 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 93% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 97% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Woodland Park in winter?
January nights average 11°. About 250 nights a year reach 32° or below and 33 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 18°.
How much snow does Woodland Park get?
About 134 inches in a normal winter at Ruxton Park, CO, most of it in April, with snow on the ground about 129 days a year.
How hot does it get in Woodland Park?
July, with a typical high of 77°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO.
When is the first and last frost in Woodland Park?
There is no reliable frost-free season: at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, every month has nights at 32° or below, about 250 a year. In half of years the longest stretch without a freeze is about 68 days.
What growing zone is Woodland Park in?
Zone 5a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −15°.
What is the best time of year to visit Woodland Park?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June, July and August. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Woodland Park getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 82% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Woodland Park.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.