What is the hottest month in Racine?

July is the warmest month in Racine, with an average high of 78.5°F.

What is the coldest month in Racine?

January is the coldest month in Racine, with an average low of 14.5°F.

What month does Racine get the most rain?

June is typically the wettest month in Racine, with about 4.35 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Racine in?

Racine is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 6b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Racine, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Racine has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 37 inches of precipitation per year and 41 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and February the driest (1.92 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months

4 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

48.9°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

6,804

HDD/yr

Cooling need

342

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

29 of 366 (7.9%) of Racine'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		9
1900s		20
1910s		30
1920s		38
1930s		72
1940s		33
1950s		31
1960s		16
1970s		19
1980s		23
1990s		18
2000s		20
2010s		19
2020s		18

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	29.6°F	14.5°F	22.1°F	1.98 in	13.3 in	10
February	32.4°F	17.9°F	25.1°F	1.92 in	10.9 in	8
March	40.8°F	26.9°F	33.9°F	2.42 in	5.5 in	10
April	50.7°F	36.4°F	43.6°F	3.94 in	1.0 in	12
May	61.3°F	45.6°F	53.5°F	4.32 in	—	13
June	71.9°F	56.3°F	64.1°F	4.35 in	—	11
July	78.5°F	63.5°F	71.0°F	3.27 in	—	9
August	77.3°F	63.4°F	70.4°F	3.75 in	—	9
September	70.5°F	55.7°F	63.1°F	3.34 in	—	9
October	58.8°F	43.1°F	51.0°F	3.07 in	—	10
November	46.0°F	31.7°F	38.9°F	2.53 in	1.9 in	9
December	34.8°F	21.0°F	27.9°F	2.09 in	8.4 in	10