Zip 54515 (Catawba, WI) Climate

The climate in 54515 Catawba, WI is characterized by warm summers and cold winters with considerable snowfall. During the summer months, temperatures typically range between 60-80°F and can reach 90°F on occasion. Winters are usually cold with temperatures often dropping below 0°F and there are frequent snow storms throughout the season, making for great winter activities like skiing and snowboarding. Rainfall is fairly common all year round but is heaviest in the spring and autumn months. Overall, Catawba enjoys a mild climate that makes it perfect for outdoor activities all year long.

Catawba (zip 54515), Wisconsin gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Catawba (zip 54515) averages 57 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Catawba (zip 54515). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Catawba (zip 54515) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54515 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 54515 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Catawba, Wisconsin	United States
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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 54515 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54515 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 54515 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 54515 zip code, there are 2.6 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 54515 zip code with an average of 2.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54515 zip code, there are 172.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54515 zip code, there are 36.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54515 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.

September is the wettest month in the 54515 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.6 inches in the 54515 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

September is the rainiest month in the 54515 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 107.9 rainy days annually in the 54515 zip code, which is less rainy 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 56.7 inches in the 54515 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 54515 zip code with 13.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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