Zip 53051 (Menomonee Falls, WI) Climate

53051 Menomonee Falls, WI has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, wet summers. The area usually gets around 33 inches of rain each year and up to 57 inches of snow in the winter months. During the summer, temperatures reach an average high of 80°F and can drop into the low 30s at night. Winters are cold with temperatures typically reaching highs of around 32°F and lows near 0°F.

Menomonee Falls (zip 53051), Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Menomonee Falls (zip 53051) 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 Menomonee Falls (zip 53051). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Menomonee Falls (zip 53051) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 12
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53051 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 53051 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin	United States
	34.0 in.	38.1 in.
	41.9 in.	27.8 in.
	118.4 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	81.9°	85.8°
	12.1°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3	4.3
	853 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 53051 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the 53051 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 53051 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 53051 zip code, there are 6.8 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 53051 zip code with an average of 12.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53051 zip code, there are 146.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53051 zip code, there are 12.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 53051 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 53051 zip code with 4.2 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 34.0 inches in the 53051 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53051 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in the 53051 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 41.9 inches in the 53051 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53051 zip code with 13.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.