Shullsburg, WI Climate

Shullsburg, WI has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers tend to be hot and humid, while the winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall will usually bring moderate temperatures with plenty of rain. Overall, the city tends to receive an average of 33 inches of precipitation each year, mainly rain during the warmer months and snowfall during winter. Winters can be especially cold with temperatures sometimes dipping below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

Shullsburg, Wisconsin gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shullsburg averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Shullsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shullsburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Shullsburg, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Shullsburg, Wisconsin	United States
	36.5 in.	38.1 in.
	35.7 in.	27.8 in.
	105.1 days	106.2 days
	189 days	205 days
	82.1°	85.8°
	9.8°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.5	4.3
	994 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 Shullsburg with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Shullsburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shullsburg are June, August and July.

In Shullsburg, there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shullsburg with an average of 9.8°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Shullsburg, there are 149.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Shullsburg, there are 18.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Shullsburg 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 Shullsburg with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in Shullsburg means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in Shullsburg with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 105.1 rainy days annually in Shullsburg, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.7 inches in Shullsburg means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Shullsburg with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.