2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Wausau, WI vs Lake Geneva, WI

Highlights

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Lake Geneva. Wausau averages 186 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin gets 36.1 inches of rain, on average, per year. Wausau, Wisconsin gets 32.4 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Lake Geneva averages 36.3 inches of snow per year. Wausau averages 55.8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Summer High: the July high is around 83.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11.8
Rain: averages 36.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36.3 inches of snow a year

Wausau, Wisconsin
Summer High: the July high is around 79.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4.2
Rain: averages 32.4 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55.8 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

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

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wausau is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

Today's Weather - Wausau, WI

54°F

Today's Weather - Lake Geneva, WI

49°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Wausau / Lake Geneva

July is the hottest month for Wausau with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In Wausau, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wausau are August, July and June.

July is the hottest month for Lake Geneva with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In Lake Geneva, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Geneva are June, August and September.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wausau with an average of 4.2°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Geneva with an average of 11.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In Wausau, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.

In Lake Geneva, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.

In Wausau, there are 173.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In Lake Geneva, there are 145.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Wausau, there are 32.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In Lake Geneva, there are 14.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

August is the wettest month in Wausau with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in Wausau means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.


June is the wettest month in Lake Geneva with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Lake Geneva means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.

September is the rainiest month in Wausau with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 125.7 rainy days annually in Wausau, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in Lake Geneva with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 122.9 rainy days annually in Lake Geneva, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 55.8 inches in Wausau means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin.

An annual snowfall of 36.3 inches in Lake Geneva means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin.

December is the snowiest month in Wausau with 13.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

January is the snowiest month in Lake Geneva with 11.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.