Colby, WI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OWEN 1E, WI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Colby has an annual average temperature of 41.7°F with about 34.2 inches of precipitation per year and 51 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.77 in) and January the driest (1.06 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Colby
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All-time records →58 of 366 (15.8%) of Colby'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 | 47 | |
| 1950s | 34 | |
| 1960s | 40 | |
| 1970s | 24 | |
| 1980s | 54 | |
| 1990s | 36 | |
| 2000s | 58 | |
| 2010s | 20 | |
| 2020s | 53 |
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 | 21.1°F | 1.8°F | 11.5°F | 1.06 in | 10.9 in | 9 |
| February | 25.7°F | 4.4°F | 15.1°F | 1.15 in | 10.2 in | 7 |
| March | 38.0°F | 17.3°F | 27.6°F | 1.81 in | 8.5 in | 8 |
| April | 52.4°F | 30.8°F | 41.6°F | 2.98 in | 3.7 in | 11 |
| May | 65.9°F | 43.1°F | 54.5°F | 3.99 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| June | 75.0°F | 53.1°F | 64.1°F | 4.77 in | — | 12 |
| July | 78.9°F | 56.4°F | 67.7°F | 3.81 in | — | 11 |
| August | 77.1°F | 54.3°F | 65.7°F | 4.42 in | — | 11 |
| September | 69.1°F | 46.4°F | 57.7°F | 3.95 in | — | 11 |
| October | 55.3°F | 34.2°F | 44.7°F | 2.93 in | 0.9 in | 10 |
| November | 39.8°F | 22.8°F | 31.3°F | 1.85 in | 4.9 in | 8 |
| December | 26.9°F | 10.2°F | 18.6°F | 1.51 in | 11.7 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Colby
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