Altoona, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EAU CLAIRE 3SW, WI US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Altoona has an annual average temperature of 46°F with about 32.8 inches of precipitation per year and 54 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.53 in) and January the driest (1.10 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,302
Cooling need
471

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

275 of 366 (75.1%) of Altoona's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
0
2010s
196
2020s
170

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 24.5°F 7.9°F 16.2°F 1.10 in 10.0 in 9
February 28.7°F 11.7°F 20.2°F 1.14 in 13.5 in 8
March 41.6°F 23.9°F 32.8°F 1.93 in 8.3 in 9
April 56.4°F 35.9°F 46.2°F 3.27 in 4.5 in 11
May 69.3°F 48.6°F 59.0°F 4.12 in 0.5 in 13
June 77.8°F 58.2°F 68.0°F 4.53 in 13
July 82.3°F 62.1°F 72.2°F 3.68 in 10
August 79.9°F 61.0°F 70.5°F 3.84 in 10
September 71.8°F 51.7°F 61.7°F 3.53 in 10
October 58.2°F 39.7°F 48.9°F 2.48 in 0.8 in 11
November 41.8°F 26.9°F 34.3°F 1.78 in 3.3 in 9
December 29.7°F 14.8°F 22.3°F 1.35 in 13.1 in 10

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