2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
La Crosse, WI vs Richland, WA

Highlights

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Richland. La Crosse averages 190 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richland, Washington gets 8.1 inches of rain, on average, per year. La Crosse, Wisconsin gets 33.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Richland averages 3.6 inches of snow per year. La Crosse averages 41.4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Richland, Washington
Summer High: the July high is around 89.9 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28.7
Rain: averages 8.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3.6 inches of snow a year

La Crosse, Wisconsin
Summer High: the July high is around 83.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9.2
Rain: averages 33.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41.4 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Richland is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Washington.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for La Crosse is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

Today's Weather - La Crosse, WI

73°F

Today's Weather - Richland, WA

82°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: La Crosse / Richland

July is the hottest month for La Crosse with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In La Crosse, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Crosse are June, August and September.

July is the hottest month for Richland with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Washington. In Richland, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Richland are September, June and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Crosse with an average of 9.2°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Richland with an average of 27.5°. This is colder than most places in Washington.

In La Crosse, there are 9.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.

In Richland, there are 39.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Washington.

In La Crosse, there are 141.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In Richland, there are 86.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Washington.

In La Crosse, there are 19.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Richland, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Washington.

June is the wettest month in La Crosse with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in La Crosse means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.


December is the wettest month in Richland with 1.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 38% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 8.1 inches in Richland means that it is one of the driest places in Washington.

May is the rainiest month in La Crosse with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.5 rainy days annually in La Crosse, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

January is the rainiest month in Richland with 11.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 2.3 rainy days. There are 82.8 rainy days annually in Richland, which is less rainy than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 38% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 41.4 inches in La Crosse means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin.

An annual snowfall of 3.6 inches in Richland means that it is less snowy than most places in Washington.

December is the snowiest month in La Crosse with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Richland with 1.4 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.