Zip 53947 (Marquette, WI) Climate

Marquette, WI (53947) enjoys a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snowy. Average annual temperatures range from a low of 28°F in January to a high of 70°F in July. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average yearly precipitation of almost 36 inches, mostly concentrated in the warmer months from April through September.

Marquette (zip 53947), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marquette (zip 53947) averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Marquette (zip 53947). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marquette (zip 53947) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
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 53947 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 53947 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 53947 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the 53947 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 53947 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 53947 zip code, there are 5.9 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 53947 zip code with an average of 7.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53947 zip code, there are 161.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53947 zip code, there are 22.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 53947 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 53947 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in the 53947 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53947 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 112.4 rainy days annually in the 53947 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 41.9 inches in the 53947 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53947 zip code with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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