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United States / Wisconsin / Duluth Metro Area / Douglas County / Summit town (Douglas County) / Zip Codes
Summit (Douglas County), WI has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 40°F (4°C). Precipitation in the area ranges from around 30 inches (76 cm) per year, with snowfall that can exceed 60 inches (152 cm). Winters can be especially harsh due to lake effect snow coming off of Lake Michigan and the potential for blizzards. Summers are typically warm and pleasant, but afternoon thunderstorms are common throughout the region.

Summit town (Douglas County), Wisconsin gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Summit town (Douglas County) averages 67 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Summit town (Douglas County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summit town (Douglas County) 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Summit (Douglas County) is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Summit (Douglas County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Summit (Douglas County) with an average high temperature of 78.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Summit (Douglas County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Summit (Douglas County) are July, August and June.
In Summit (Douglas County), there are 4.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Summit (Douglas County) with an average of 1.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Summit (Douglas County), there are 177.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In Summit (Douglas County), there are 38.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in Summit (Douglas County) 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 August, July and June.
July is the wettest month in Summit (Douglas County) with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 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 31.2 inches in Summit (Douglas County) means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
June is the rainiest month in Summit (Douglas County) with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 107.6 rainy days annually in Summit (Douglas County), which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 67.0 inches in Summit (Douglas County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Summit (Douglas County) with 14.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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