Zip 53024 (Grafton, WI) Climate

The climate in 53024 Grafton, WI generally has hot summers and cold winters with plenty of rain throughout the year. Temperatures during the summer months can reach into the mid-80s while winter temperatures can drop below freezing. Precipitation is abundant, with an average of around 35 inches per year. This precipitation is split fairly evenly among all months, though spring and fall often get somewhat more than other months. The area experiences relatively low humidity and wind speeds are usually moderate and consistent throughout the year.

Grafton (zip 53024), Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grafton (zip 53024) averages 44 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 Grafton (zip 53024). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grafton (zip 53024) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 12
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53024 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 53024 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grafton, Wisconsin	United States
	33.7 in.	38.1 in.
	44.4 in.	27.8 in.
	104.3 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	80.5°	85.8°
	12.1°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	751 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 53024 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 53024 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 53024 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 53024 zip code, there are 6.9 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 53024 zip code with an average of 12.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53024 zip code, there are 149.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53024 zip code, there are 12.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 53024 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.

July is the wettest month in the 53024 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.7 inches in the 53024 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53024 zip code with 9.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 104.3 rainy days annually in the 53024 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 44.4 inches in the 53024 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53024 zip code with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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