Butternut, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Butternut has an annual average temperature of 39.8°F with about 36 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.98 in) and January the driest (1.16 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,114
Cooling need
24

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

134 of 366 (36.6%) of Butternut'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.

1990s
40
2000s
134
2010s
99
2020s
93

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 19.6°F 1.1°F 10.4°F 1.16 in
February 24.3°F 2.9°F 13.6°F 1.38 in
March 36.8°F 14.0°F 25.4°F 1.96 in
April 49.7°F 27.5°F 38.6°F 3.02 in
May 64.0°F 39.9°F 52.0°F 3.87 in
June 73.5°F 49.9°F 61.7°F 4.98 in
July 77.7°F 53.8°F 65.8°F 4.26 in
August 75.9°F 51.7°F 63.8°F 3.71 in
September 67.8°F 44.3°F 56.0°F 3.83 in
October 53.2°F 33.2°F 43.2°F 3.98 in
November 36.9°F 21.8°F 29.4°F 2.06 in
December 24.8°F 9.5°F 17.1°F 1.80 in

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