Zip 54611 (Alma Center, WI) Climate


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54611 Alma Center, WI has an overall mild climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months typically range from lows of around 60°F to highs of up to 80°F, while winter temperatures can dip as low as 0°F and reach heights of up to 40°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year making the area quite wet and humid during the warmer months of the year. Snowfall is common during winter months and often reaches up to 30 inches each season.

Alma Center (zip 54611), Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alma Center (zip 54611) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Alma Center (zip 54611). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alma Center (zip 54611) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54611 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 54611 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 54611 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54611 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 54611 zip code are August, June and July.
In the 54611 zip code, there are 4.5 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 54611 zip code with an average of 3.8°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In the 54611 zip code, there are 176.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In the 54611 zip code, there are 33.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in the 54611 zip code 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.
June is the wettest month in the 54611 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.8 inches in the 54611 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.
May is the rainiest month in the 54611 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 95.8 rainy days annually in the 54611 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.5 inches in the 54611 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54611 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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