Climate in Portage, Wisconsin

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

Portage averages 40 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 Portage. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Portage gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 8
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Portage with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Portage, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Portage are June, August and July.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Portage with an average of 8.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In Portage, there are 8.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.

In Portage, there are 160.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In Portage, there are 22.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

June is the wettest month in Portage with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.7 inches in Portage means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in Portage with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in Portage, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.9 inches in Portage means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Portage with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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