New Post, WI Climate


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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Sawyer County / New Post / Zip Codes
New Post, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures ranging from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters range from 0 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation in New Post is fairly average, ranging from 25-30 inches per year, mostly during the spring and summer months. Snowfall averages around 40 inches per season, which can make driving in the winter hazardous at times. Due to its location near Lake Superior, New Post often experiences colder temperatures than other parts of Wisconsin during the winter months.

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

New Post averages 55 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in New Post. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Post 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 0
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in New Post, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Post, WisconsinUnited States
  33.5 in.38.1 in.
  54.6 in.27.8 in.
  114.7 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  0.1°21.7°
  6.17
  3.24.3
  1329 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 New Post with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In New Post, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Post are August, July and June.
In New Post, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Post with an average of 0.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In New Post, there are 188.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In New Post, there are 42.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in New Post 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 New Post with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in New Post means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
June is the rainiest month in New Post with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 114.7 rainy days annually in New Post, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 54.6 inches in New Post means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in New Post with 12.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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