Zip 53122 (Elm Grove, WI) Climate

53122 Elm Grove, WI experiences a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer months range from highs of around 80°F to occasionally reaching the mid-90s. Winters are often quite cold, with average temperatures ranging from lows near 0°F up to the mid-30s for highs. Snowfall is common throughout winter, though there is typically some occasional rain during this season as well. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, although it can be somewhat more abundant during spring and fall months.

Elm Grove (zip 53122), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elm Grove (zip 53122) averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Elm Grove (zip 53122). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elm Grove (zip 53122) 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 13
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53122 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.3 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 53122 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elm Grove, 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 53122 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In the 53122 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 53122 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 53122 zip code, there are 10.6 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 53122 zip code with an average of 13.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53122 zip code, there are 141.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53122 zip code, there are 9.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 53122 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 53122 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in the 53122 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53122 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 118.9 rainy days annually in the 53122 zip code, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 42.3 inches in the 53122 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53122 zip code with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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