Marinette Metro Area, WI Climate

The climate in the Marinette, WI Metro Area is predominantly humid continental. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures that range from the mid-60s to low 80s and occasional thunderstorms while winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures ranging from the teens to low 30s. The area typically receives an average of 33 inches of precipitation per year, which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the seasons. Average snowfall totals are roughly 58 inches annually.

Marinette Metro Area, Wisconsin gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marinette Metro Area averages 53 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 Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marinette Metro Area 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter

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

Climate	Marinette, Wisconsin	United States
	30.5 in.	38.1 in.
	52.8 in.	27.8 in.
	115.4 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	79.7°	85.8°
	5.1°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	3.2	4.3
	852 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 the Marinette metro area with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the Marinette metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Marinette metro area are August, July and June.

In the Marinette metro area, 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 the Marinette metro area with an average of 5.1°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the Marinette metro area, there are 180.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the Marinette metro area, there are 28.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the Marinette metro area 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 the Marinette metro area with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.5 inches in the Marinette metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the Marinette metro area with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in the Marinette metro area, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 52.8 inches in the Marinette metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the Marinette metro area with 12.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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