Ellsworth, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELLSWORTH 1E, WI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ellsworth has an annual average temperature of 42.3°F with about 35.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.25 in) and February the driest (1.00 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,307
Cooling need
138

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Ellsworth'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.

1900s
8
1940s
57
1950s
29
1960s
32
1970s
20
1980s
50
1990s
55
2000s
29
2010s
39
2020s
47

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 21.3°F 2.4°F 11.9°F 1.01 in 7
February 26.6°F 6.1°F 16.4°F 1.00 in 6
March 39.2°F 18.6°F 28.9°F 1.99 in 8
April 54.2°F 30.8°F 42.5°F 2.99 in 10
May 66.4°F 43.1°F 54.8°F 4.51 in 13
June 75.6°F 53.4°F 64.5°F 5.25 in 13
July 79.5°F 57.3°F 68.4°F 4.11 in 10
August 77.5°F 55.0°F 66.2°F 5.04 in 10
September 70.6°F 47.3°F 58.9°F 3.87 in 10
October 57.0°F 34.6°F 45.8°F 2.84 in 10
November 40.4°F 21.8°F 31.1°F 1.97 in 7
December 26.6°F 10.0°F 18.3°F 1.36 in 8

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