West Milford has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
82°
7th coolest of 941 New Jersey towns
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January low
19°
58th coldest of 941 New Jersey towns
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Rain + melted snow
49 in
122nd wettest of 941 New Jersey towns
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Snow a winter
28 in
220th snowiest of 898 New Jersey towns
A normal year
What a year in West Milford feels like
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Winter
38° / 21°
Typical high / low · 6 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
58° / 38°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 25
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Summer
80° / 59°
Typical high / low · 10 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
62° / 43°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 17
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90°
32°
35°
19°
38°
20°
46°
27°
59°
38°
69°
48°
77°
56°
82°
61°
80°
60°
73°
53°
62°
43°
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33°
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25°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
West Milford weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
30-yr range
January
35°
19°
3.7"
9.6"
11
18° – 34°
February
38°
20°
2.8"
7.7"
9
16° – 36°
March
46°
27°
4.1"
5.3"
11
29° – 46°
April
59°
38°
4.0"
1.4"
10
44° – 53°
May
69°
48°
3.9"
0
11
54° – 64°
June
77°
56°
4.7"
0
11
64° – 69°
July
82°
61°
4.3"
0
9
67° – 75°
August
80°
60°
4.4"
0
9
66° – 73°
September
73°
53°
4.6"
0
8
60° – 68°
October
62°
43°
4.7"
0
8
48° – 59°
November
50°
33°
3.7"
0.2"
8
37° – 46°
December
40°
25°
4.4"
3.9"
11
25° – 43°
Year
59°
40°
49.1"
28.1"
115
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in West Milford
West Milford gets 49 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 115 days a year.
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49 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 85% of U.S. towns
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28 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 54% of U.S. towns
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115 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.7"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
9.6"
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Frost & the growing season
About 174 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 25 and the first one by October 17. That leaves about 174 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 56% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 17
174 frost-free days
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138
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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4
nights below 0° in a normal year
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10
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in West Milford
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In West Milford, 91% of that work is heating and 9% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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6,065 heating degree daysMore heating than 57% of U.S. towns
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636 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 66% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around West Milford
West Milford and its neighbors
West Milford borders 9 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 2.7°. Vernon has the coldest January nights (17°) and Ringwood the hottest July afternoons (85°). West Milford’s January low is 19° and its July high 82°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+2.0°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in West Milford averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.6°). The shift is larger than in 94% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+2.9°now 29°, was 26°
🌷 Spring+1.6°now 48°, was 46°
☀️ Summer+1.8°now 69°, was 68°
🍂 Fall+1.8°now 52°, was 51°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at West Milford’s spot on NOAA’s grid
+1.3°
+3.6°
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 16° to 36°. June is the most reliable, staying within 5°.
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Questions
Common questions about West Milford’s climate
What is the coldest month in West Milford?
January, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 19°.
What is the hottest month in West Milford?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 61°. About 10 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does West Milford get?
About 28 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in West Milford?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 17, and the last spring frost by April 25.
What is the rainiest month in West Milford?
June, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 49 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for West Milford itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Oak Ridge Rsvr, NJ (8 mi, snow) and Charlotteburg Rsvr, NJ (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.