Stoughton, WI Climate

Stoughton, WI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. In the winter months, temperatures in the area usually range from lows of 10-20°F and highs around 30-45°F. During the summer months, average temperatures range from 50-70°F for lows and 70-90°F for highs. Stoughton typically receives over 30 inches of precipitation throughout the year, ranging from light snowfall to heavy thunderstorms.

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

Stoughton averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Stoughton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stoughton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 9
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Stoughton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stoughton, Wisconsin	United States
	36.2 in.	38.1 in.
	40.7 in.	27.8 in.
	110.5 days	106.2 days
	182 days	205 days
	82.2°	85.8°
	9.3°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.3	4.3
	876 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 Stoughton with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Stoughton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stoughton are June, August and July.

In Stoughton, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stoughton with an average of 9.3°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Stoughton, there are 152.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Stoughton, there are 18.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Stoughton 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 Stoughton with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in Stoughton means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in Stoughton with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 110.5 rainy days annually in Stoughton, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.7 inches in Stoughton means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Stoughton with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.