Glendale, WI Climate


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Glendale, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures in July range from the mid 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit while average low temperatures in January range from the single digits up to the mid teens. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with slightly less in winter than summer. Glendale typically sees around 30-40 inches of snowfall each year, making it an ideal location for outdoor activities such as skiing and snowshoeing during the winter months.

Glendale, Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Glendale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glendale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Glendale is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.3 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Glendale, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGlendale, WisconsinUnited States
  34.4 in.38.1 in.
  44.6 in.27.8 in.
  123.3 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  14.2°21.7°
  6.87
  3.34.3
  653 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 Glendale with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Glendale, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glendale are June, August and September.
In Glendale, there are 12.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Glendale with an average of 14.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Glendale, there are 133.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Glendale, there are 9.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Glendale is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Glendale with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in Glendale means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Glendale with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 123.3 rainy days annually in Glendale, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.6 inches in Glendale means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Glendale with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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