Zip 53092 (Mequon, WI) Climate

Mequon, WI (53092) enjoys a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures range from an average low of 21°F in January to an average high of 79°F in July. The city gets an average of 33 inches of precipitation each year, with the majority occurring in spring and summer months. Snowfall totals can be significant, ranging from 24 inches to over 50 inches per season depending on the year. Despite this snowy weather, winter temperatures tend to remain relatively mild compared to other cities located at similar latitudes.

Mequon (zip 53092), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mequon (zip 53092) 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 Mequon (zip 53092). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mequon (zip 53092) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53092 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, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 53092 zip code, while January and February 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 53092 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In the 53092 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 53092 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 53092 zip code, there are 11.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 53092 zip code with an average of 12.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53092 zip code, there are 142.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53092 zip code, there are 12.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 53092 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 53092 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in the 53092 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53092 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 122.5 rainy days annually in the 53092 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 44.3 inches in the 53092 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53092 zip code with 13.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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