Mason, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASHLAND KENNEDY MEM AP, WI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mason has an annual average temperature of 41.5°F with about 27.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 78.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.93 in) and January the driest (0.64 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,523
Cooling need
54

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

161 of 366 (44%) of Mason'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.

1990s
23
2000s
129
2010s
105
2020s
109

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 22.3°F 5.8°F 14.0°F 0.64 in 7
February 26.6°F 7.7°F 17.2°F 0.70 in 6
March 37.8°F 17.9°F 27.9°F 1.12 in 8
April 50.6°F 28.5°F 39.5°F 2.26 in 10
May 64.4°F 38.6°F 51.5°F 3.45 in 12
June 73.4°F 48.5°F 61.0°F 3.92 in 13
July 78.9°F 54.5°F 66.7°F 3.93 in 13
August 77.1°F 53.2°F 65.1°F 3.44 in 14
September 69.0°F 45.8°F 57.4°F 3.03 in 13
October 55.4°F 34.7°F 45.0°F 2.83 in 11
November 40.1°F 24.5°F 32.3°F 1.55 in 9
December 27.6°F 12.6°F 20.1°F 0.98 in 8

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