Pleasant Prairie, WI Climate


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Pleasant Prairie, WI enjoys a temperate climate with hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Average temperature highs in the summer range from the mid 70s F (23 C) to the upper 80s F (31 C). Winters are typically cold but relatively mild for Wisconsin's standards, averaging daytime highs in the mid 20s F (-3 C). The city receives an average of 33 inches (84 cm) of precipitation annually, mostly during the spring and summer months. Snowfall totals can vary widely but an average winter accumulates around 37 inches (94 cm) of snowfall.

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pleasant Prairie averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Pleasant Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Pleasant Prairie, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePleasant Prairie, WisconsinUnited States
  35.3 in.38.1 in.
  39.1 in.27.8 in.
  113.7 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  80.6°85.8°
  15.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.34.3
  696 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
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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 Pleasant Prairie with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In Pleasant Prairie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pleasant Prairie are August, June and July.
In Pleasant Prairie, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pleasant Prairie with an average of 15.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Pleasant Prairie, there are 130.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Pleasant Prairie, there are 7.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.3 inches in Pleasant Prairie means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Pleasant Prairie with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 113.7 rainy days annually in Pleasant Prairie, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.1 inches in Pleasant Prairie means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Pleasant Prairie with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Outdoor space is adequate and proximity to Lake Michigan is fairly decent....although there is ABSOLUTELY nothing to do or see on the 'beaches' here in June-August. The  More

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