Zip 53581 (Richland Center, WI) Climate

Richland Center, WI (53581) has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Winters tend to be cold and dry, while summers are warm and humid. Average winter temperatures range from the low teens to the mid-20s Fahrenheit, while average summer temperatures range from the mid-60s to the mid-70s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with June being the wettest month on average and February receiving the least precipitation.

Richland Center (zip 53581), Wisconsin gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Richland Center (zip 53581) averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Richland Center (zip 53581). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richland Center (zip 53581) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 8
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53581 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 53581 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Richland Center, Wisconsin	United States
	36.5 in.	38.1 in.
	40.9 in.	27.8 in.
	113.1 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	83.3°	85.8°
	7.7°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	823 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 53581 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In the 53581 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 53581 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 53581 zip code, there are 8.2 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 53581 zip code with an average of 7.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53581 zip code, there are 158.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53581 zip code, there are 22.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 53581 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 53581 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in the 53581 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53581 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 113.1 rainy days annually in the 53581 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.9 inches in the 53581 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53581 zip code with 11.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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John ·

DON'T MOVE HERE!

Over 3 years ago

DON'T MOVE HERE! Richland Center is pretty on the surface but there's a lot of ugly underneath. We don't even have a grocery store (RED FLAG)!! Two middle/elementary More

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