Knight, WI Climate


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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Iron County / Knight / Zip Codes
Knight, WI has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. In summertime, temperatures can climb above 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, while dropping to the mid-50s at night. Winters are predictably cold and snowy, with average temperatures in the teens and lows dipping below zero. Precipitation is fairly well-distributed throughout the year, with occasional snowfall in winter months. It is important to note that Knight experiences a wide range of weather conditions due to its location near Lake Michigan and its proximity to Wisconsin's hill country.

Knight, Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Knight averages 147 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Knight. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Knight gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 147 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Knight is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 2.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Knight, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKnight, WisconsinUnited States
  35.0 in.38.1 in.
  147.4 in.27.8 in.
  142.0 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  76.1°85.8°
  2.0°21.7°
  5.57
  3.24.3
  1620 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 Knight with an average high temperature of 76.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Knight, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Knight are July, August and June.
In Knight, there are 1.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Knight with an average of 2.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Knight, there are 186.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Knight, there are 39.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Knight 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.
September is the wettest month in Knight with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.0 inches in Knight means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
December is the rainiest month in Knight with 14.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 142.0 rainy days annually in Knight, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 147.4 inches in Knight means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Knight with 35.7 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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