Adams County, WI Climate

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Adams County, Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Adams County averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Adams County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Adams County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Adams County is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

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

Climate	Adams, Wisconsin	United States
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	82.5°	85.8°
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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 Adams County with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In Adams County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Adams County are June, August and July.

In Adams County, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Adams County with an average of 5.8°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In Adams County, there are 166.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In Adams County, there are 27.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in Adams 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.

July is the wettest month in Adams County with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.6 inches in Adams County means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in Adams County with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in Adams County, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 43.9 inches in Adams County means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Adams County with 11.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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