Viola, WI Climate


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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Richland County / Viola / Zip Codes
Viola, WI experiences a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. It has an average temperature of around 40°F (4°C) in the winter and 80°F (27°C) in the summer. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with about three inches per month on average. The area can also be subject to occasional severe weather events, such as snowstorms, thunderstorms, and tornadoes. Summers tend to be quite humid due to its location near the Mississippi River Valley.

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

Viola averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Viola. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Viola gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Viola, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateViola, WisconsinUnited States
  36.1 in.38.1 in.
  41.6 in.27.8 in.
  110.2 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  5.9°21.7°
  6.77
  3.44.3
  764 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 Viola with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Viola, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Viola are June, August and July.
In Viola, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Viola with an average of 5.9°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Viola, there are 164.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In Viola, there are 26.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Viola but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Viola with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Viola means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in Viola with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 110.2 rainy days annually in Viola, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 41.6 inches in Viola means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Viola with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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