Lake Tomahawk, WI Climate


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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Oneida County / Lake Tomahawk / Zip Codes
Lake Tomahawk, WI has a moderate climate year round with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit with temperatures reaching up to the mid-90s on hot days. Winters are typically cold with temperatures remaining in the teens and twenties, sometimes dipping below zero on especially cold days. Precipitation is fairly regular throughout the year with approximately 40 inches of annual rainfall and snowfall combined. The lake's location near Lake Superior also brings an abundance of lake effect snow in the winter months.

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

Lake Tomahawk averages 75 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Lake Tomahawk. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Tomahawk gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lake Tomahawk is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

8.9 Summer - 3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Lake Tomahawk, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Tomahawk, WisconsinUnited States
  31.6 in.38.1 in.
  75.1 in.27.8 in.
  126.4 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  76.5°85.8°
  0.9°21.7°
  5.97
  3.14.3
  1640 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 Lake Tomahawk with an average high temperature of 76.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Lake Tomahawk, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Tomahawk are July, August and June.
In Lake Tomahawk, 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 Lake Tomahawk with an average of 0.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Lake Tomahawk, there are 190.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Lake Tomahawk, there are 42.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Lake Tomahawk 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.
September is the wettest month in Lake Tomahawk with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.6 inches in Lake Tomahawk means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
October is the rainiest month in Lake Tomahawk with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 126.4 rainy days annually in Lake Tomahawk, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Winter 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 75.1 inches in Lake Tomahawk means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Lake Tomahawk with 16.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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