Balsam Lake, WI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LUCK, WI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Balsam Lake has an annual average temperature of 44.1°F with about 32.9 inches of precipitation per year and 61.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.34 in) and January the driest (0.81 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Balsam Lake
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →96 of 366 (26.2%) of Balsam Lake'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.
| 1970s | 36 | |
| 1980s | 78 | |
| 1990s | 54 | |
| 2000s | 62 | |
| 2010s | 71 | |
| 2020s | 65 |
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 | 22.0°F | 4.6°F | 13.3°F | 0.81 in | 9.8 in | 8 |
| February | 27.5°F | 8.4°F | 17.9°F | 0.83 in | 12.6 in | 7 |
| March | 40.4°F | 21.0°F | 30.7°F | 1.49 in | 9.0 in | 8 |
| April | 55.3°F | 33.6°F | 44.4°F | 2.71 in | 4.6 in | 10 |
| May | 68.1°F | 45.9°F | 57.0°F | 4.21 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| June | 76.9°F | 55.6°F | 66.3°F | 4.18 in | — | 12 |
| July | 80.8°F | 60.0°F | 70.4°F | 4.34 in | — | 11 |
| August | 78.7°F | 58.0°F | 68.3°F | 4.28 in | — | 11 |
| September | 71.2°F | 50.4°F | 60.8°F | 3.57 in | — | 10 |
| October | 57.0°F | 38.1°F | 47.6°F | 3.41 in | 1.3 in | 11 |
| November | 40.2°F | 25.1°F | 32.7°F | 1.89 in | 8.4 in | 8 |
| December | 27.2°F | 12.4°F | 19.8°F | 1.17 in | 15.3 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Balsam Lake
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).