Greendale, WI Climate


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Greendale, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer are around 74 degrees Fahrenheit while winter temperatures usually stay below freezing and can dip down to as low as 11 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, but spring and summer tend to be the wettest months. Snowfall is also common in winter, with an average of 35 inches falling annually. The temperature range throughout the year allows for a variety of recreational activities both indoors and outdoors.

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

Greendale averages 45 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 Greendale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greendale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 13
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Greendale, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreendale, WisconsinUnited States
  36.0 in.38.1 in.
  44.8 in.27.8 in.
  123.5 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  13.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  738 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 Greendale with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Greendale, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greendale are June, August and July.
In Greendale, there are 9.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greendale with an average of 13.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Greendale, there are 139.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Greendale, there are 10.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Greendale 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 Greendale with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.0 inches in Greendale means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Greendale with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 123.5 rainy days annually in Greendale, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.8 inches in Greendale means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Greendale with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Greendale is my hometown. It was designed by Eleanor Roosevelt as one of the three guardian communities during the Great Depression. The Village is located in a  More

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I grew up in Greendale, but now I plan on moving south (can not stand the cold and taxes anymore). Greendale Pros: Small village atmosphere, quiet, no crime (except a  More

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