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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Clark County / Colby / Zip Codes
Colby, WI is located in central Wisconsin and has a climate characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and humid while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall are both mild with occasional bouts of rain which can help to bring new life to the area. The average temperatures range from lows in the teens in the wintertime to highs in the mid-80s during the summer months. Precipitation can occur year round but is most common during the spring and early summer months when thunderstorms regularly occur.

Colby, Wisconsin gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colby averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Colby. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colby gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Colby is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Colby, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColby, WisconsinUnited States
  32.3 in.38.1 in.
  45.2 in.27.8 in.
  116.4 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  79.1°85.8°
  3.3°21.7°
  6.37
  3.14.3
  1352 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 Colby with an average high temperature of 79.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Colby, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colby are August, July and June.
In Colby, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Colby with an average of 3.3°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Colby, there are 171.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Colby, there are 32.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Colby is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Colby with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.3 inches in Colby means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Colby with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 116.4 rainy days annually in Colby, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.2 inches in Colby means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Colby with 12.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I have lived in Colby, WI for 3 years, and one of the first things I noticed was the poor quality of their water. It tastes disqusting, it is beyond "hard water"  More

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