Fond du Lac County, WI Climate

Fond du Lac, WI County has a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are usually warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to the upper 80s on average. Winters are cold, with temperatures typically in the 20s and 30s. Snowfall is abundant in the winter months, averaging around 40 inches annually. Rainfall varies throughout the year, but averages around 35 inches per year. Spring and fall tend to be mild compared to summer and winter, making them ideal times for outdoor activities.

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fond du Lac County averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Fond du Lac County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fond du Lac County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Fond du Lac County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	United States
	31.3 in.	38.1 in.
	37.9 in.	27.8 in.
	109.1 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	81.0°	85.8°
	9.8°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	943 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 Fond du Lac County with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. In Fond du Lac County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fond du Lac County are August, June and July.

In Fond du Lac County, there are 4.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.

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

In Fond du Lac County, there are 150.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Fond du Lac County, there are 17.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in Fond du Lac County is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Fond du Lac County with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.3 inches in Fond du Lac County means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in Fond du Lac County with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 109.1 rainy days annually in Fond du Lac County, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.9 inches in Fond du Lac County means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Fond du Lac County with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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