Lake Mills, WI Climate


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Lake Mills, WI has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, average temperatures range from the mid-70s to the mid-80s, while winter temperatures can dip as low as the single digits. The area has a relatively high amount of precipitation throughout the year, with snowfall during the winter months averaging around 28 inches per year. Lake Mills is known for its abundant sunshine, with an average of over 2200 hours of sunlight annually.

Lake Mills, Wisconsin gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Mills averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Lake Mills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Mills 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Lake Mills, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Mills, WisconsinUnited States
  36.1 in.38.1 in.
  37.6 in.27.8 in.
  114.2 days106.2 days
  183 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  10.5°21.7°
  6.77
  3.24.3
  837 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 Lake Mills with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In Lake Mills, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Mills are June, August and September.
In Lake Mills, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Mills with an average of 10.5°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Lake Mills, there are 148.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Lake Mills, there are 14.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lake Mills 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.
June is the wettest month in Lake Mills with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Lake Mills means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Lake Mills with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 114.2 rainy days annually in Lake Mills, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.6 inches in Lake Mills means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Lake Mills with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Winter goes a good five or six months ... as I get older it seems to get tougher to take.... The spring, summer and fall here is quite nice and the city of Lake Mills  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice place to live if you dont mind paying the highest taxes in the usa.has good schools for kids if you have some. But that is all payed for in protery taxes. I like  More

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