La Crosse, WI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LA CROSSE WFO, WI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
La Crosse has an annual average temperature of 45.6°F with about 37.5 inches of precipitation per year and 54.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.29 in) and January the driest (1.12 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit La Crosse
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All-time records →156 of 366 (42.6%) of La Crosse'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.
| 2000s | 149 | |
| 2010s | 122 | |
| 2020s | 95 |
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 | 23.6°F | 8.3°F | 16.0°F | 1.12 in | 10.5 in | 9 |
| February | 28.7°F | 12.8°F | 20.7°F | 1.13 in | 12.4 in | 9 |
| March | 41.1°F | 24.4°F | 32.8°F | 1.93 in | 8.3 in | 10 |
| April | 55.4°F | 36.1°F | 45.7°F | 4.02 in | 4.5 in | 12 |
| May | 67.2°F | 47.9°F | 57.5°F | 4.91 in | — | 15 |
| June | 76.0°F | 57.8°F | 66.9°F | 5.29 in | — | 13 |
| July | 79.5°F | 61.8°F | 70.7°F | 4.26 in | — | 10 |
| August | 78.1°F | 60.3°F | 69.2°F | 4.47 in | — | 11 |
| September | 70.8°F | 52.0°F | 61.4°F | 4.00 in | — | 10 |
| October | 57.6°F | 39.9°F | 48.8°F | 2.91 in | 0.5 in | 11 |
| November | 41.7°F | 27.7°F | 34.7°F | 1.94 in | 3.5 in | 9 |
| December | 29.2°F | 15.4°F | 22.3°F | 1.49 in | 14.5 in | 11 |
Climate twins of La Crosse
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