Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area, WI Climate

The Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Metro Area enjoys a typical Midwestern climate, with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with average high temperatures in the mid-80s during the day, and mild evenings thanks to Lake Michigan's moderating influence. Winters are cold, snowy and often cloudy. Average winter temperatures range from the low teens up to the mid-30s. Spring and fall see moderate temperatures between 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit, with April being the wettest month of the year. Residents can look forward to clear skies during all four seasons so they can enjoy stunning sunsets over Lake Michigan!

Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area, Wisconsin gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area averages 40 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 Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 10
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area are June, August and July.

In the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area with an average of 10.3°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area, there are 147.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area, there are 16.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.9 inches in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 119.4 rainy days annually in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.0 inches in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson metro area with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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