Baraboo, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BARABOO, WI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Baraboo has an annual average temperature of 46.6°F with about 38.9 inches of precipitation per year and 42.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.58 in) and January the driest (1.35 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,026
Cooling need
402

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Baraboo'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.

1890s
4
1910s
0
1920s
0
1940s
4
1950s
55
1960s
43
1970s
15
1980s
51
1990s
39
2000s
52
2010s
63
2020s
40

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 27.5°F 9.6°F 18.6°F 1.35 in 11.3 in 8
February 32.2°F 12.5°F 22.4°F 1.36 in 10.1 in 7
March 44.1°F 23.1°F 33.6°F 2.21 in 5.9 in 9
April 57.2°F 34.1°F 45.6°F 4.16 in 2.6 in 11
May 69.6°F 46.2°F 57.9°F 4.28 in 13
June 79.0°F 56.2°F 67.6°F 5.58 in 12
July 82.8°F 60.1°F 71.5°F 4.79 in 10
August 80.9°F 57.6°F 69.3°F 4.53 in 10
September 73.7°F 49.7°F 61.7°F 3.85 in 10
October 60.5°F 38.4°F 49.5°F 2.91 in 0.4 in 10
November 45.5°F 27.6°F 36.6°F 2.20 in 2.1 in 8
December 33.2°F 16.6°F 24.9°F 1.68 in 10.3 in 9

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