Minocqua, WI Climate

Minocqua, WI has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from a high of 81°F in July to a low of 6°F in January. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with an average of 32 inches of snowfall per year. Minocqua also receives an average of 32 inches of rainfall each year. Winters are typically long and cold here, but the area still offers great winter activities such as skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing. Summers are warm and pleasant and often provide ideal conditions for camping, fishing, swimming, hunting, and other outdoor activities.

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

Minocqua averages 78 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 Minocqua. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Minocqua 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Minocqua is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

8.9 Summer - 2.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Minocqua, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Minocqua, Wisconsin	United States
	31.8 in.	38.1 in.
	78.3 in.	27.8 in.
	126.4 days	106.2 days
	188 days	205 days
	76.3°	85.8°
	0.8°	21.7°
	5.8	7
	3.1	4.3
	1608 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 Minocqua with an average high temperature of 76.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Minocqua, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Minocqua are July, August and June.

In Minocqua, 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 Minocqua with an average of 0.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In Minocqua, there are 191.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In Minocqua, there are 43.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in Minocqua 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 Minocqua 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 31.8 inches in Minocqua means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

October is the rainiest month in Minocqua 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 Minocqua, 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 78.3 inches in Minocqua means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Minocqua with 16.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Barb · Minocqua, WI

The summers aren't worth the winters

Over 15 years ago

Minocqua is probably a good place to live. Almost no crime, but a rather high cost of living with wages that don't match. It's a hard cold winter and what would be a More

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Abhd · Minocqua, WI

No Crime

Over 16 years ago

This is the safest place I have ever lived. Beautiful, safe place to raise a More

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Glenn · Hazelhurst, WI

Tourist town

Over 17 years ago

Beautiful, but expensive place to live and overrun with tourists in the summer More

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