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United States / Wisconsin / Green Bay Metro Area / Kewaunee County / Algoma / Zip Codes
Algoma, WI has a humid continental climate with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. The average temperature in January is around 17°F while the average temperature in July is around 70°F. A typical winter consists of snowfall beginning in late November and continuing until late April or early May. Snowfall accumulations can typically range from 25\" to 40\", depending on the year. Summers are generally mild with fewer periods of extreme temperatures than those experienced in other parts of Wisconsin. Precipitation throughout the year averages just over 30\".

Algoma, Wisconsin gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Algoma averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Algoma. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Algoma gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Algoma is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Algoma, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlgoma, WisconsinUnited States
  31.1 in.38.1 in.
  47.9 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  186 days205 days
  77.1°85.8°
  10.7°21.7°
  6.57
  3.14.3
  584 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 Algoma with an average high temperature of 77.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Algoma, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Algoma are July, August and June.
In Algoma, there are 1.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Algoma with an average of 10.7°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Algoma, there are 147.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Algoma, there are 14.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Algoma is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Algoma with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.1 inches in Algoma means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Algoma with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Algoma, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 47.9 inches in Algoma means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Algoma with 13.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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