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Highland (Douglas County), WI has a moderate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures typically ranging between 70 and 85°F. Winters are cold, but sometimes mild, with temperatures usually between 25 and 40°F. Spring brings light showers that give way to a beautiful bloom of wildflowers in April and May. Fall brings colder temperatures and colorful foliage before the snow sets in during late November and early December. Snowfall varies but is typically heaviest in January and February.

Highland town (Douglas County), Wisconsin gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Highland town (Douglas County) averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Highland town (Douglas County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Highland town (Douglas County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 0
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Highland (Douglas County) is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Highland (Douglas County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Highland (Douglas County) with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In Highland (Douglas County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Highland (Douglas County) are August, July and June.
In Highland (Douglas County), there are 5.1 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 Highland (Douglas County) with an average of 0.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Highland (Douglas County), there are 179.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Highland (Douglas County), there are 40.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Highland (Douglas County) 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.
July is the wettest month in Highland (Douglas County) with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.8 inches in Highland (Douglas County) means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
June is the rainiest month in Highland (Douglas County) with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 109.4 rainy days annually in Highland (Douglas County), 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 64.9 inches in Highland (Douglas County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Highland (Douglas County) with 13.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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