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United States / Wisconsin / Madison Metro Area / Dane County / Cottage Grove / Zip Codes
Cottage Grove village in Wisconsin has a humid continental climate with cold, long winters and warm summers. In the winter months, temperatures range from an average low of 16°F to an average high of 30°F. During the summer months, temperatures are more mild, ranging from an average low of 53°F to an average high of 76°F. With this moderate climate comes an abundance of rainfall throughout the year and at least some snowfall in every month except July and August.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Cottage Grove village, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCottage Grove, WisconsinUnited States
  35.7 in.38.1 in.
  41.5 in.27.8 in.
  114.6 days106.2 days
  185 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  9.7°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  883 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 Cottage Grove village with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. In Cottage Grove village, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cottage Grove village are June, August and July.
In Cottage Grove village, there are 5.2 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 Cottage Grove village with an average of 9.7°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Cottage Grove village, there are 151.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Cottage Grove village, there are 17.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cottage Grove village 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 Cottage Grove village with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.7 inches in Cottage Grove village means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Cottage Grove village with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 114.6 rainy days annually in Cottage Grove village, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.5 inches in Cottage Grove village means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Cottage Grove village with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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