Zip 53502 (Albany, WI) Climate

Albany, WI located in zip code 53502 has a humid continental climate, with warm and humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature for the year is around 49°F (9.4°C) in January and 72°F (22.2°C) in July. The record high for Albany is 103°F (39.4°C), while the record low is -30°F (-34.4°C). Precipitation is abundant, averaging over 32 inches (81 cm) annually, although it varies greatly from year to year. Snowfall is also common, with an average of over 43 inches (109 cm) per season.

Albany (zip 53502), Wisconsin gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albany (zip 53502) averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Albany (zip 53502). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albany (zip 53502) 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 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53502 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 53502 zip code, 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 53502 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In the 53502 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 53502 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 53502 zip code, there are 10.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 53502 zip code with an average of 9.9°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53502 zip code, there are 149.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53502 zip code, there are 17.7 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 53502 zip code 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 53502 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.7 inches in the 53502 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53502 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in the 53502 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer 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 37.1 inches in the 53502 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 53502 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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