Zip 54546 (Mellen, WI) Climate


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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Ashland County / Mellen / Mellen (zip 54546)
Mellen, WI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is around 32? in winter and 70? in summer. Precipitation levels range from 37 inches per year in the warm months to 28 inches per year during winter. Snowfall typically occurs between November and March, with an average of about 52\" annually. Throughout the year there is plenty of sunshine, averaging around 173 days a year, creating perfect conditions for outdoor activities like hiking and fishing.

Mellen (zip 54546), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mellen (zip 54546) averages 136 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 Mellen (zip 54546). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mellen (zip 54546) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 136 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54546 zip code is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

8.9 Summer - 2.4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 54546 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
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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 54546 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In the 54546 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 54546 zip code are July, August and June.
In the 54546 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54546 zip code with an average of 1.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In the 54546 zip code, there are 190.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In the 54546 zip code, there are 41.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in the 54546 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 54546 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in the 54546 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.
December is the rainiest month in the 54546 zip code with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 140.2 rainy days annually in the 54546 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 136.4 inches in the 54546 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54546 zip code with 32.9 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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