St. Francis, WI Climate


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The climate in St. Francis, WI is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The hottest month of the year is July with average temperatures reaching up to 83°F during the day and dropping to around 63°F during the night. Winters are quite cold, with average temperatures ranging from 19°F during the day to around 4°F at night. Snowfall in St. Francis can range anywhere from 12-36 inches each winter season. Overall, the weather in St. Francis is relatively mild, with average temperatures rarely going above or below extreme levels throughout the year.

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

St. Francis averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in St. Francis. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Francis gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 14
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in St. Francis, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Francis, WisconsinUnited States
  35.6 in.38.1 in.
  44.8 in.27.8 in.
  123.7 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  81.5°85.8°
  14.3°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  692 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 St. Francis with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. In St. Francis, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Francis are June, August and July.
In St. Francis, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Francis with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In St. Francis, there are 131.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
In St. Francis, there are 7.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in St. Francis but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in St. Francis with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.6 inches in St. Francis means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in St. Francis with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 123.7 rainy days annually in St. Francis, 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 Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.8 inches in St. Francis means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in St. Francis with 13.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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