Chilton, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chilton has an annual average temperature of 45.7°F with about 33.9 inches of precipitation per year and 43.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.74 in) and February the driest (1.29 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,305
Cooling need
354

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

47 of 366 (12.8%) of Chilton'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
48
1900s
20
1910s
7
1940s
42
1950s
35
1960s
33
1970s
21
1980s
38
1990s
25
2000s
31
2010s
40
2020s
26

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 25.6°F 9.9°F 17.8°F 1.48 in 11.3 in 10
February 29.4°F 12.2°F 20.8°F 1.29 in 11.3 in 9
March 40.9°F 22.4°F 31.6°F 1.92 in 5.8 in 9
April 54.4°F 33.7°F 44.0°F 3.07 in 2.6 in 11
May 67.4°F 45.4°F 56.4°F 3.78 in 0.1 in 12
June 77.3°F 55.9°F 66.6°F 4.74 in 11
July 81.6°F 60.5°F 71.0°F 3.91 in 11
August 79.6°F 58.8°F 69.2°F 3.60 in 11
September 72.5°F 50.7°F 61.6°F 3.31 in 10
October 58.6°F 39.3°F 48.9°F 2.98 in 0.6 in 11
November 43.9°F 28.1°F 36.0°F 2.10 in 1.9 in 9
December 31.3°F 17.4°F 24.4°F 1.67 in 9.9 in 10

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