Williams Bay, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Williams Bay has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 36.9 inches of precipitation per year and 40.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.81 in) and February the driest (1.89 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,258
Cooling need
639

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Williams Bay'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
27
1950s
57
1960s
55
1970s
38
1980s
65
1990s
70
2000s
27
2010s
0
2020s
27

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 30.0°F 15.1°F 22.6°F 1.90 in 13.9 in 12
February 34.5°F 17.0°F 25.7°F 1.89 in 8.1 in 9
March 45.2°F 26.3°F 35.7°F 2.29 in 4.8 in 10
April 59.1°F 37.2°F 48.1°F 3.45 in 2.6 in 13
May 71.6°F 48.4°F 60.0°F 4.12 in 13
June 81.1°F 58.1°F 69.6°F 4.81 in 11
July 85.5°F 63.1°F 74.3°F 3.72 in 9
August 83.4°F 61.3°F 72.3°F 3.32 in 10
September 76.3°F 53.8°F 65.1°F 3.65 in 10
October 62.7°F 42.2°F 52.4°F 3.01 in 0.2 in 10
November 47.4°F 30.8°F 39.1°F 2.48 in 3.4 in 11
December 35.1°F 20.5°F 27.8°F 2.31 in 7.1 in 11

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