Clinton, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clinton has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 37.7 inches of precipitation per year and 37.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.45 in) and February the driest (1.57 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,912
Cooling need
417

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

149 of 366 (40.7%) of Clinton'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
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
124
2010s
148
2020s
94

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 27.2°F 10.4°F 18.8°F 1.61 in 10.8 in 10
February 31.4°F 14.7°F 23.0°F 1.57 in 11.1 in 8
March 43.5°F 25.3°F 34.4°F 2.18 in 3.3 in 9
April 57.0°F 36.2°F 46.6°F 3.81 in 0.8 in 12
May 68.6°F 47.6°F 58.1°F 4.24 in 13
June 78.4°F 57.8°F 68.1°F 5.45 in 11
July 81.8°F 61.0°F 71.4°F 3.73 in 9
August 80.0°F 58.9°F 69.4°F 4.17 in 9
September 73.8°F 51.2°F 62.5°F 3.84 in 9
October 60.3°F 38.9°F 49.6°F 2.89 in 0.1 in 10
November 45.2°F 28.2°F 36.7°F 2.36 in 2.1 in 8
December 32.7°F 17.0°F 24.9°F 1.88 in 9.7 in 9

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