Monticello, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Monticello has an annual average temperature of 47.3°F with about 39.7 inches of precipitation per year and 41.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (6.18 in) and January the driest (1.55 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,897
Cooling need
519

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

128 of 366 (35%) of Monticello'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
0
1950s
0
1960s
2
1970s
2
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
128
2010s
147
2020s
87

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 26.7°F 10.9°F 18.8°F 1.55 in 11.8 in 9
February 31.0°F 14.4°F 22.7°F 1.69 in 10.5 in 8
March 43.5°F 25.2°F 34.3°F 2.12 in 4.7 in 9
April 57.1°F 36.8°F 47.0°F 3.82 in 1.4 in 11
May 69.6°F 48.5°F 59.0°F 4.07 in 0.3 in 12
June 79.4°F 59.2°F 69.3°F 6.18 in 12
July 82.5°F 62.6°F 72.6°F 4.15 in 10
August 80.1°F 60.6°F 70.4°F 4.46 in 10
September 72.7°F 52.0°F 62.3°F 4.15 in 9
October 59.3°F 40.2°F 49.7°F 3.24 in 0.4 in 10
November 44.7°F 28.5°F 36.6°F 2.39 in 1.8 in 8
December 31.7°F 17.7°F 24.7°F 1.91 in 10.6 in 9

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