Zip 54847 (Iron River, WI) Climate

Iron River, WI, located in the northern part of the state, has a humid continental climate that experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures reaching into the mid-70s while winters tend to be cold and snowy with temperatures dropping below freezing on a regular basis. Spring and autumn are milder with temperatures ranging from the 50s to low 70s. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year with an average of 32 inches of rain and around 40 inches of snow annually.

Iron River (zip 54847), Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Iron River (zip 54847) averages 75 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Iron River (zip 54847). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iron River (zip 54847) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 0
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54847 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 54847 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Iron River, Wisconsin	United States
	33.5 in.	38.1 in.
	74.9 in.	27.8 in.
	111.3 days	106.2 days
	179 days	205 days
	79.0°	85.8°
	-0.2°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.3	4.3
	1113 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 54847 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In the 54847 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 54847 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 54847 zip code, there are 2.9 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 54847 zip code with an average of -0.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54847 zip code, there are 185.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54847 zip code, there are 40.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54847 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.

July is the wettest month in the 54847 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in the 54847 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

September is the rainiest month in the 54847 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 111.3 rainy days annually in the 54847 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 74.9 inches in the 54847 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54847 zip code with 15.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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