Janesville, WI Climate


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Janesville, WI has a continental climate with average temperatures ranging from -1°C (30°F) in the winter to 22°C (71°F) in the summer. During the summer months, there is plenty of sunshine and moderate humid days. Winters tend to be cold and snowy with occasional blizzards and icy conditions. Janesville also experiences thunderstorms mainly during spring and summer seasons. The city sees an average of 40 inches of rain per year, with most precipitation occurring during the late spring and early summer months.

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

Janesville averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Janesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Janesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 11
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Janesville is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Janesville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJanesville, WisconsinUnited States
  35.5 in.38.1 in.
  34.2 in.27.8 in.
  116.3 days106.2 days
  185 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  11.2°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  837 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 Janesville with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Janesville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Janesville are June, August and September.
In Janesville, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Janesville with an average of 11.2°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Janesville, there are 144.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Janesville, there are 15.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Janesville 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.
August is the wettest month in Janesville with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.5 inches in Janesville means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Janesville with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 116.3 rainy days annually in Janesville, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.2 inches in Janesville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Janesville with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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