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United States / Wisconsin / Iron Mountain Metro Area / Florence County / Fern / Zip Codes
Fern, WI has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures in the summer range from 70°F to 80°F with lows around 50°F. Winters in Fern tend to be quite cold, with temperatures reaching as low as 0°F while highs hover around 35°F. Precipitation is pretty evenly distributed throughout the year with snowfall occurring mainly in late fall and winter months.

Fern, Wisconsin gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fern averages 58 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 Fern. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fern gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 4
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fern is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Fern, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFern, WisconsinUnited States
  27.9 in.38.1 in.
  58.1 in.27.8 in.
  115.3 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  78.8°85.8°
  3.5°21.7°
  6.17
  3.24.3
  1381 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 Fern with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Fern, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fern are July, August and June.
In Fern, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fern with an average of 3.5°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Fern, there are 188.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Fern, there are 33.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Fern 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.
July is the wettest month in Fern with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.9 inches in Fern means that it is one of the driest places in Wisconsin.
October is the rainiest month in Fern with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 115.3 rainy days annually in Fern, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 58.1 inches in Fern means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Fern with 12.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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