Elba, WI Climate


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Elba, WI has a humid continental climate with mild summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures usually reach the low 70s with occasional heat waves in July and August, while winter temperatures tend to remain around the mid-20s with potential snowfall throughout the winter season. Precipitation is quite common throughout the year with more frequent patterns of rain during the spring and summer months.

Elba, Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elba averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Elba. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elba gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Elba, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElba, WisconsinUnited States
  35.1 in.38.1 in.
  37.2 in.27.8 in.
  111.4 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  9.4°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  862 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 Elba with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Elba, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elba are June, August and July.
In Elba, there are 2.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elba with an average of 9.4°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Elba, there are 150.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Elba, there are 15.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Elba but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Elba with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.1 inches in Elba means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Elba with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 111.4 rainy days annually in Elba, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.2 inches in Elba means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Elba with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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