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United States / Wisconsin / La Crosse-Onalaska Metro Area / La Crosse County / Barre / Zip Codes
Barre, WI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Average winter temperatures vary between 20°F and 40°F while summer temperatures range from 50°F to the mid-80s. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year with an average of 36 inches per year, most of which falls as rain in the warmer months. Snowfall can also be significant in the colder months, but varies greatly year to year.

Barre, Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barre averages 41 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 Barre. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barre 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Barre, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBarre, WisconsinUnited States
  33.5 in.38.1 in.
  41.4 in.27.8 in.
  113.6 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  8.8°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  778 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 Barre with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In Barre, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barre are June, August and September.
In Barre, there are 10.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Barre with an average of 8.8°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Barre, there are 144.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Barre, there are 20.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Barre 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 Barre with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in Barre means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Barre with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.6 rainy days annually in Barre, which is about average compared to other 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 41.4 inches in Barre means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Barre with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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