Price County, WI Climate

Price, WI County has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Average low temperatures in the winter months range from 15-20°F (-9 to -6°C), while average high temperatures in the summer months range from 70-80°F (21 to 27°C). The county experiences all four seasons, with snowfall averaging around 40 inches (102 cm) annually. Summer rains are frequent, but generally not severe. Winters can be harsh at times, with temperatures occasionally dropping below 0°F (-18°C). Spring is usually mild with temperatures ranging from 35-70°F (2 to 21°C). Fall is typically dry and sunny, with highs of around 55-75°F (13 to 24°C).

Price County, Wisconsin gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Price County averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Price County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Price County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter

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

Climate	Price, Wisconsin	United States
	32.5 in.	38.1 in.
	59.4 in.	27.8 in.
	114.7 days	106.2 days
	188 days	205 days
	77.7°	85.8°
	1.3°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.3	4.3
	1533 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 Price County with an average high temperature of 77.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Price County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Price County are July, August and June.

In Price County, there are 1.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Price County with an average of 1.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In Price County, there are 181.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In Price County, there are 40.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in Price 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 July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in Price County with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.5 inches in Price County means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

June is the rainiest month in Price County with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 114.7 rainy days annually in Price County, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.4 inches in Price County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Price County with 13.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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