Gardner, WI Climate


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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Door County / Gardner / Zip Codes
Gardner, Wisconsin has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from 35°F in the winter to 75°F in the summer. During the summer months, average precipitation is around 4-5 inches per month. In the winter, snowfall averages around 50 inches yearly. The area receives most of its precipitation during the spring and fall months. Winters can be quite cold, while summers are often humid and filled with thunderstorms.

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

Gardner averages 48 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 Gardner. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gardner 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gardner is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Gardner, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGardner, WisconsinUnited States
  31.6 in.38.1 in.
  48.1 in.27.8 in.
  115.9 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  78.3°85.8°
  9.2°21.7°
  6.57
  3.24.3
  611 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 Gardner with an average high temperature of 78.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Gardner, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gardner are July, August and June.
In Gardner, there are 1.5 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 Gardner with an average of 9.2°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Gardner, there are 155.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
In Gardner, there are 17.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Gardner 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 August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Gardner with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.6 inches in Gardner means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Gardner with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 115.9 rainy days annually in Gardner, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 48.1 inches in Gardner means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Gardner with 13.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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