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United States / Wisconsin / Baraboo Metro Area / Sauk County / Prairie du Sac / Zip Codes
Prairie du Sac village, WI has a warm-summer humid continental climate, which is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures range from the low to mid-60s to the high 80s, with occasional high humidity. Winters are usually cold and snowy with temperatures typically ranging between 0°F and 30°F. The average annual precipitation is around 34 inches of rain and 35 inches of snow, making for a very wet climate overall.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Prairie du Sac village, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePrairie du Sac, WisconsinUnited States
  34.6 in.38.1 in.
  40.3 in.27.8 in.
  104.6 days106.2 days
  185 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  9.1°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  774 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
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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 Prairie du Sac village with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In Prairie du Sac village, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prairie du Sac village are June, August and September.
In Prairie du Sac village, there are 7.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Prairie du Sac village with an average of 9.1°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Prairie du Sac village, there are 152.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.
In Prairie du Sac village, there are 20.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Prairie du Sac village 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 Prairie du Sac village with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.6 inches in Prairie du Sac village means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Prairie du Sac village with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 104.6 rainy days annually in Prairie du Sac village, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.3 inches in Prairie du Sac village means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Prairie du Sac village with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Prairie du Sac (PDS) is a village about 25 miles north of Madison and just south of the waterpark capital of the U.S., the Wisconsin Dells. Being in between these two  More

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