Marinette County, WI Climate

Marinette County, Wisconsin has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons, each of which brings its own unique weather patterns. In the summer months, temperatures typically stay in the mid-70s to low-80s with high humidity levels. Winters are cold with average lows reaching the teens and snowfall ranging from 20 to 30 inches annually. Spring and fall are milder with temperatures ranging from 40 to 70°F (4 to 21°C), respectively. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, averaging around 31 inches per year.

Marinette County, Wisconsin gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marinette County averages 51 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 Marinette County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marinette 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Marinette County is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.7 Winter

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

Climate	Marinette, Wisconsin	United States
	30.4 in.	38.1 in.
	51.4 in.	27.8 in.
	110.8 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	4.4°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	3.2	4.3
	909 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 Marinette County with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In Marinette County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Marinette County are August, July and June.

In Marinette County, there are 4.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Marinette County with an average of 4.4°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In Marinette County, there are 182.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In Marinette County, there are 30.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in Marinette 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 Marinette County with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 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 30.4 inches in Marinette County means that it is one of the driest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in Marinette County with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 110.8 rainy days annually in Marinette County, which is about average compared to other 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 51.4 inches in Marinette County means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in Marinette County with 12.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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