Burlington, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Burlington has an annual average temperature of 46.1°F with about 35.3 inches of precipitation per year and 37.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.51 in) and February the driest (1.76 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,104
Cooling need
288

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Burlington'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.

1940s
0
1950s
62
1960s
52
1970s
45
1980s
57
1990s
44
2000s
38
2010s
47
2020s
21

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 27.7°F 11.5°F 19.6°F 1.82 in 12.1 in 9
February 31.4°F 14.0°F 22.7°F 1.76 in 9.7 in 8
March 42.7°F 23.4°F 33.1°F 2.08 in 4.9 in 9
April 55.7°F 33.7°F 44.7°F 3.59 in 1.1 in 12
May 67.1°F 44.4°F 55.8°F 3.96 in 12
June 76.9°F 54.7°F 65.8°F 4.51 in 11
July 81.0°F 59.3°F 70.2°F 3.59 in 9
August 79.5°F 57.7°F 68.6°F 3.55 in 10
September 72.9°F 49.5°F 61.2°F 3.46 in 9
October 60.0°F 38.6°F 49.3°F 2.75 in 10
November 45.2°F 27.6°F 36.4°F 2.38 in 2.2 in 9
December 32.9°F 17.9°F 25.4°F 1.88 in 7.7 in 9

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