Wind Point, WI Climate


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Wind Point, WI has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. In the winter, the days are usually cold and there is often snowfall. The spring brings mild weather with occasional showers, and summer brings warm temperatures and sunny skies. The autumn months are pleasant, with temperatures cooling off and leaves changing colors on the trees. Overall, Wind Point enjoys a comfortable climate throughout the year.

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

Wind Point averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Wind Point. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wind Point gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wind Point is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Wind Point, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWind Point, WisconsinUnited States
  35.1 in.38.1 in.
  42.7 in.27.8 in.
  116.9 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  15.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  614 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 Wind Point with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In Wind Point, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wind Point are August, July and June.
In Wind Point, there are 3.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wind Point with an average of 15.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Wind Point, there are 126.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Wind Point, there are 6.8 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 Wind Point 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 Wind Point with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.1 inches in Wind Point means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
April is the rainiest month in Wind Point with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 116.9 rainy days annually in Wind Point, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.7 inches in Wind Point means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Wind Point with 13.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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