Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI Climate


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Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer high temperature is 81°F and the average winter low temperature is 20°F. Winters are generally snowy with an average of 45 inches of snow per year and a few days approaching 0°F each year. Summers in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake are relatively mild compared to other parts of the country, with temperatures rarely reaching over 90°F. Precipitation levels are moderate year-round, averaging around 32 inches annually.

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Wisconsin gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFontana-on-Geneva Lake, WisconsinUnited States
  36.4 in.38.1 in.
  35.7 in.27.8 in.
  122.0 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  12.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  910 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake are June, September and August.
In Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, there are 12.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake with an average of 12.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, there are 140.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, there are 13.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.4 inches in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 122.0 rainy days annually in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.7 inches in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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