Palmyra, WI Climate


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Palmyra village in Wisconsin experiences a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 79°F, while the average temperature in January is around 19°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of about 36 inches annually. In addition to rainfall, Palmyra receives an average of 95 inches of snow each winter season. This combined with cooler temperatures make for a long and chilly winter season.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Palmyra village is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Palmyra village, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePalmyra, WisconsinUnited States
  35.8 in.38.1 in.
  41.5 in.27.8 in.
  123.3 days106.2 days
  186 days205 days
  82.4°85.8°
  10.5°21.7°
  6.67
  3.24.3
  850 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 Palmyra village with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Palmyra village, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Palmyra village are June, August and July.
In Palmyra village, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Palmyra village with an average of 10.5°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Palmyra village, there are 147.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Palmyra village, there are 17.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Palmyra village but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Palmyra village with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.8 inches in Palmyra village means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Palmyra village with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 123.3 rainy days annually in Palmyra village, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.5 inches in Palmyra village means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Palmyra village with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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