Wauwatosa, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MT MARY COLLEGE, WI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wauwatosa has an annual average temperature of 48.3°F with about 33.8 inches of precipitation per year and 39.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.84 in) and January the driest (1.48 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,543
Cooling need
516

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Wauwatosa'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
29
1950s
36
1960s
24
1970s
41
1980s
68
1990s
58
2000s
49
2010s
61

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 29.7°F 14.1°F 21.9°F 1.48 in 11.0 in 10
February 33.6°F 16.7°F 25.1°F 1.49 in 9.9 in 9
March 44.3°F 25.9°F 35.1°F 1.79 in 5.3 in 9
April 56.0°F 36.3°F 46.1°F 3.71 in 1.5 in 12
May 67.5°F 47.5°F 57.5°F 3.73 in 13
June 77.9°F 57.9°F 67.9°F 4.84 in 11
July 82.8°F 63.3°F 73.1°F 3.57 in 10
August 80.7°F 61.7°F 71.2°F 3.68 in 10
September 73.8°F 53.3°F 63.6°F 3.02 in 9
October 60.9°F 41.6°F 51.2°F 2.73 in 11
November 46.8°F 30.1°F 38.5°F 2.05 in 2.0 in 9
December 35.2°F 20.6°F 27.9°F 1.73 in 9.8 in 10

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