South Milwaukee, WI

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Milwaukee has an annual average temperature of 48.4°F with about 36.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.58 in) and January the driest (1.65 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,432
Cooling need
456

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

229 of 366 (62.6%) of South Milwaukee'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
51
2010s
194
2020s
121

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 30.4°F 15.9°F 23.2°F 1.65 in 10
February 33.2°F 18.1°F 25.7°F 1.84 in 9
March 42.4°F 27.5°F 35.0°F 2.20 in 10
April 52.8°F 37.3°F 45.0°F 4.08 in 13
May 64.1°F 47.3°F 55.7°F 4.18 in 14
June 74.5°F 57.3°F 65.9°F 4.58 in 13
July 80.2°F 64.9°F 72.6°F 3.51 in 9
August 79.3°F 64.2°F 71.7°F 3.80 in 11
September 73.0°F 56.0°F 64.5°F 3.30 in 10
October 60.7°F 43.9°F 52.3°F 3.40 in 12
November 47.8°F 32.6°F 40.2°F 2.14 in 9
December 35.8°F 22.1°F 29.0°F 1.90 in 11

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