Okauchee Lake, WI Climate


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Okauchee Lake, WI is known for its beautiful summers and mild winters. It experiences four distinct seasons with warm to hot summers, moderate to cold winters, spring and fall with temperatures that range from the high 30s to the low 70s over the course of each season. The lake also has its own microclimate which can affect the weather patterns in the local area making it cooler than surrounding areas even during warmer months. Precipitation is generally abundant throughout the year, with snowfall averaging about 28 inches annually.

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

Okauchee Lake averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Okauchee Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Okauchee Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Okauchee Lake is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Okauchee Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOkauchee Lake, WisconsinUnited States
  36.0 in.38.1 in.
  42.6 in.27.8 in.
  125.5 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  81.8°85.8°
  10.2°21.7°
  6.67
  3.34.3
  879 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 Okauchee Lake with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Okauchee Lake, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Okauchee Lake are June, August and July.
In Okauchee Lake, there are 6.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Okauchee Lake with an average of 10.2°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Okauchee Lake, there are 148.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Okauchee Lake, there are 17.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Okauchee Lake 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 Okauchee Lake with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.0 inches in Okauchee Lake means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Okauchee Lake with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 125.5 rainy days annually in Okauchee Lake, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.6 inches in Okauchee Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Okauchee Lake with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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