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United States / Wisconsin / Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area / Milwaukee County / Greenfield / Zip Codes
Greenfield, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer can reach up to 80°F and in the winter it can go to around 20 °F. Rainfall is fairly consistent year-round, with an annual precipitation of around 36 inches. The area also experiences significant snowfall in the winter months, making Greenfield a great place for outdoor activities like skiing and snowshoeing.

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

Greenfield averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Greenfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenfield 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 83 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 Greenfield 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 Greenfield, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenfield, WisconsinUnited States
  35.7 in.38.1 in.
  44.8 in.27.8 in.
  123.6 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  12.8°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 Greenfield with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Greenfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenfield are June, August and September.
In Greenfield, there are 10.1 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 Greenfield with an average of 12.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Greenfield, there are 140.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Greenfield, there are 10.9 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 Greenfield 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 Greenfield with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.7 inches in Greenfield means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Greenfield with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 123.6 rainy days annually in Greenfield, 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 Greenfield means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Greenfield with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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