Kewaunee County, WI Climate

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold to very cold winters. Summers are generally sunny and dry but may occasionally have thunderstorms. Winters can be snowy, with temperatures dipping below freezing for several weeks at a time. The average annual temperature is 43°F (6°C), with January being the coldest month and July being the warmest. Rainfall averages approximately 31 inches (79 cm) per year, with most precipitation occurring during the late spring and early summer months.

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

Kewaunee County averages 48 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 Kewaunee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kewaunee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kewaunee County is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter

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

Climate	Kewaunee, Wisconsin	United States
	31.0 in.	38.1 in.
	47.5 in.	27.8 in.
	110.5 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	77.3°	85.8°
	10.3°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.1	4.3
	733 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 Kewaunee County with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Kewaunee County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kewaunee County are July, August and June.

In Kewaunee County, there are 1.1 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 Kewaunee County with an average of 10.3°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Kewaunee County, there are 149.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In Kewaunee County, there are 14.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in Kewaunee 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.

June is the wettest month in Kewaunee County with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.0 inches in Kewaunee County means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in Kewaunee County with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 110.5 rainy days annually in Kewaunee County, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.5 inches in Kewaunee County means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Kewaunee County with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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