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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Clark County / Foster / Zip Codes
Foster, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 76°F and in the winter it is an average of 20°F. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches annually. The area experiences all four seasons, with temperatures ranging from as low as -35°F to above 100°F over the course of a year. Snowfall is also quite common in Foster, WI in the wintertime, making it ideal for outdoor winter activities like skiing and snowboarding.

Foster, Wisconsin gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Foster averages 46 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 Foster. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Foster 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Foster is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.7 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Foster, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFoster, WisconsinUnited States
  33.1 in.38.1 in.
  46.1 in.27.8 in.
  109.8 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  80.1°85.8°
  3.2°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  1050 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 Foster with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In Foster, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Foster are August, June and July.
In Foster, there are 3.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Foster with an average of 3.2°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Foster, there are 175.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Foster, there are 34.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Foster 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 July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Foster with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.1 inches in Foster means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
June is the rainiest month in Foster with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in Foster, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 46.1 inches in Foster means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Foster with 11.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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