Hartford, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hartford has an annual average temperature of 44.7°F with about 34.1 inches of precipitation per year and 36.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.77 in) and February the driest (1.26 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,509
Cooling need
213

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

45 of 366 (12.3%) of Hartford'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
12
1900s
12
1940s
0
1950s
41
1960s
49
1970s
25
1980s
53
1990s
60
2000s
43
2010s
46
2020s
25

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 25.9°F 8.5°F 17.2°F 1.52 in 10.0 in 10
February 29.9°F 11.4°F 20.7°F 1.26 in 9.1 in 8
March 41.3°F 21.7°F 31.5°F 1.78 in 4.0 in 8
April 54.3°F 33.2°F 43.7°F 3.43 in 1.4 in 11
May 66.7°F 44.3°F 55.5°F 3.82 in 0.3 in 12
June 76.6°F 54.4°F 65.5°F 4.77 in 11
July 80.2°F 58.2°F 69.2°F 3.89 in 9
August 78.6°F 56.2°F 67.4°F 3.74 in 9
September 71.8°F 48.4°F 60.1°F 3.23 in 9
October 58.7°F 37.1°F 47.9°F 2.91 in 0.3 in 10
November 43.8°F 25.9°F 34.8°F 2.06 in 1.1 in 9
December 31.3°F 15.4°F 23.3°F 1.68 in 10.1 in 9

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