Lyons, WI Climate


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Lyons, WI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Average temperatures throughout the year range from highs in the mid-80s Fahrenheit during the summer months to lows in the mid-teens Fahrenheit during the winter. Snowfall is common in Lyons during most of the winter season, usually amounting to an average of about 30 inches per year. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year, averaging around 36 inches annually. Summers are typically warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms, while winters are cold but sunny.

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

Lyons averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Lyons. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lyons gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 12
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Lyons with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Lyons, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lyons are June, August and September.
In Lyons, there are 10.4 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 Lyons with an average of 12.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In Lyons, there are 145.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Lyons, there are 13.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lyons 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 Lyons with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.4 inches in Lyons means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Lyons with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 118.9 rainy days annually in Lyons, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 38.2 inches in Lyons means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Lyons with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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