Janesville, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Janesville has an annual average temperature of 47.8°F with about 37.4 inches of precipitation per year and 36.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.99 in) and February the driest (1.61 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,717
Cooling need
513

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

113 of 366 (30.9%) of Janesville'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.

1980s
34
1990s
81
2000s
76
2010s
107
2020s
68

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 28.3°F 11.6°F 19.9°F 1.63 in 10.8 in 10
February 32.4°F 14.7°F 23.5°F 1.61 in 10.1 in 9
March 44.6°F 25.4°F 35.0°F 2.06 in 4.1 in 10
April 57.9°F 36.1°F 47.0°F 3.57 in 1.3 in 12
May 69.9°F 48.0°F 58.9°F 4.09 in 13
June 79.9°F 58.0°F 68.9°F 4.99 in 13
July 83.4°F 61.7°F 72.6°F 4.19 in 10
August 81.7°F 59.5°F 70.6°F 4.34 in 10
September 75.1°F 51.0°F 63.0°F 3.73 in 10
October 61.7°F 39.5°F 50.6°F 2.99 in 0.2 in 10
November 46.3°F 28.5°F 37.4°F 2.33 in 2.4 in 9
December 33.5°F 18.1°F 25.8°F 1.90 in 7.7 in 10

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