Bayfield, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BAYFIELD FISH HATCHERY, WI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bayfield has an annual average temperature of 41.1°F with about 32.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.88 in) and February the driest (1.27 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,676
Cooling need
66

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Climate change signal

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366 of 366 (100%) of Bayfield'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.

2010s
137
2020s
229

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 22.5°F 3.6°F 13.1°F 1.54 in
February 26.1°F 5.9°F 16.0°F 1.27 in
March 36.6°F 16.7°F 26.7°F 1.60 in
April 48.7°F 29.0°F 38.9°F 2.68 in
May 60.0°F 39.5°F 49.8°F 3.51 in
June 71.2°F 50.1°F 60.7°F 3.88 in
July 77.3°F 56.1°F 66.7°F 3.85 in
August 75.9°F 55.0°F 65.5°F 3.59 in
September 68.4°F 47.5°F 58.0°F 3.41 in
October 54.6°F 35.5°F 45.1°F 3.22 in
November 39.5°F 25.0°F 32.3°F 2.09 in
December 28.0°F 12.3°F 20.2°F 1.98 in

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