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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Lafayette County / Monticello town (Lafayette County) / Zip Codes
Monticello, WI has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 70°F, while in winter temperatures can dip to an average of 20°F. The area typically sees about 34 inches of precipitation per year, with snowfall ranging from 19 to 24 inches annually. Winters are generally dry and cold, while summers tend to be hot and humid. This makes Monticello perfect for outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, skiing, and camping.

Monticello town (Lafayette County), Wisconsin gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Monticello town (Lafayette County) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Monticello town (Lafayette County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monticello town (Lafayette County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Monticello, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMonticello town (Lafayette County), WisconsinUnited States
  36.6 in.38.1 in.
  35.1 in.27.8 in.
  104.4 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  82.2°85.8°
  9.7°21.7°
  6.77
  3.54.3
  955 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 Monticello with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Monticello, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Monticello are June, August and July.
In Monticello, there are 7.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Monticello with an average of 9.7°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Monticello, there are 150.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Monticello, there are 18.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Monticello 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 Monticello with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.6 inches in Monticello means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Monticello with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 104.4 rainy days annually in Monticello, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.1 inches in Monticello means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Monticello with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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