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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Barron County / Prairie Lake / Zip Codes
Prairie Lake, WI is a city with a moderate climate throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid, while winters bring snowfall and cold temperatures. Due to its location in the Midwest, Prairie Lake experiences all four seasons with distinct changes in weather patterns. Springtime brings plenty of rainshowers that help jumpstart the growing season, while autumn ushers in the changing colors of leaves and crisp air. The city enjoys a good amount of sunshine year-round, allowing for plenty of outdoor activities all throughout the year.

Prairie Lake, Wisconsin gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prairie Lake averages 51 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 Prairie Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prairie Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Prairie Lake is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Prairie Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Prairie Lake with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In Prairie Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prairie Lake are August, July and June.
In Prairie Lake, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Prairie Lake with an average of 1.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Prairie Lake, there are 174.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Prairie Lake, there are 37.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Prairie Lake 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.
August is the wettest month in Prairie Lake with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.7 inches in Prairie Lake means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
June is the rainiest month in Prairie Lake with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 108.1 rainy days annually in Prairie Lake, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 50.7 inches in Prairie Lake means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Prairie Lake with 11.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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