Winter, WI

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Winter has an annual average temperature of 40.9°F with about 35.2 inches of precipitation per year and 57.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.00 in) and January the driest (1.02 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,712
Cooling need
48

Best time to visit Winter

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

13 of 366 (3.6%) of Winter'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.

1910s
10
1920s
44
1930s
79
1940s
51
1950s
24
1960s
17
1970s
18
1980s
23
1990s
36
2000s
30
2010s
30
2020s
4

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 20.1°F 1.6°F 10.9°F 1.02 in 10.7 in 9
February 25.6°F 5.4°F 15.5°F 1.10 in 10.2 in 7
March 37.8°F 17.6°F 27.7°F 1.71 in 9.3 in 8
April 51.3°F 29.9°F 40.6°F 3.04 in 4.2 in 11
May 65.0°F 41.9°F 53.5°F 3.78 in 0.1 in 12
June 74.0°F 51.1°F 62.5°F 5.00 in 12
July 77.7°F 55.4°F 66.6°F 4.30 in 11
August 75.9°F 53.6°F 64.7°F 3.99 in 10
September 68.0°F 46.4°F 57.2°F 4.46 in 11
October 53.8°F 34.9°F 44.3°F 3.67 in 0.9 in 11
November 37.6°F 23.2°F 30.4°F 1.78 in 7.9 in 9
December 25.1°F 9.6°F 17.3°F 1.32 in 14.0 in 10

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