Fort Atkinson, WI

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fort Atkinson has an annual average temperature of 47.3°F with about 35.5 inches of precipitation per year and 36.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.98 in) and February the driest (1.43 in). Snow typically falls from November through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,855
Cooling need
465

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

63 of 366 (17.2%) of Fort Atkinson'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
25
1950s
58
1960s
32
1970s
32
1980s
44
1990s
30
2000s
45
2010s
60
2020s
40

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 27.7°F 10.7°F 19.2°F 1.51 in 10.7 in 9
February 31.6°F 13.8°F 22.7°F 1.43 in 9.4 in 8
March 43.6°F 24.7°F 34.1°F 1.96 in 4.0 in 9
April 56.9°F 36.2°F 46.6°F 3.56 in 1.2 in 12
May 69.1°F 47.5°F 58.3°F 4.13 in 0.2 in 13
June 79.0°F 57.7°F 68.3°F 4.98 in 12
July 82.5°F 61.7°F 72.1°F 4.03 in 10
August 80.6°F 59.6°F 70.1°F 3.86 in 9
September 74.0°F 51.2°F 62.6°F 3.33 in 9
October 60.9°F 39.7°F 50.3°F 2.84 in 0.1 in 10
November 45.7°F 28.6°F 37.2°F 2.20 in 2.1 in 9
December 33.2°F 17.9°F 25.5°F 1.71 in 8.7 in 10

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