Vilas County, WI Climate

Vilas County, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from 18°F in the winter to 75°F in the summer months. Rainfall is quite common here, averaging around 30 inches annually. Snowfall is also common throughout winter, with an average of 50 inches per year. The county experiences all four seasons, with its milder temperatures during spring and fall being popular times for outdoor recreational activities.

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

Vilas County averages 79 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 Vilas County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vilas County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 1
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Vilas County is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 3 Winter

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

Climate	Vilas, Wisconsin	United States
	31.4 in.	38.1 in.
	78.8 in.	27.8 in.
	124.6 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	77.1°	85.8°
	1.1°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	3.1	4.3
	1670 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 Vilas County with an average high temperature of 77.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In Vilas County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Vilas County are July, August and June.

In Vilas County, there are 2.0 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 Vilas County with an average of 1.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In Vilas County, there are 190.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In Vilas County, there are 41.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in Vilas 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.

July is the wettest month in Vilas County with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.4 inches in Vilas County means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

October is the rainiest month in Vilas County with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 124.6 rainy days annually in Vilas County, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 78.8 inches in Vilas County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in Vilas County with 17.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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