Zip 53562 (Middleton, WI) Climate

The climate in 53562 Middleton, WI is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 70s, while winters are chilly but rarely extreme with temperatures ranging from the 20s to low 40s. There is a moderate amount of rainfall throughout the year that helps keep things green and lush. Spring and autumn tend to be mild with temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to mid 70s.

Middleton (zip 53562), Wisconsin gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Middleton (zip 53562) averages 43 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 Middleton (zip 53562). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Middleton (zip 53562) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 11
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53562 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 53562 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 53562 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the 53562 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 53562 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 53562 zip code, there are 7.1 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 53562 zip code with an average of 10.5°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53562 zip code, there are 147.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53562 zip code, there are 16.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 53562 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 53562 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.0 inches in the 53562 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53562 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 115.8 rainy days annually in the 53562 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 42.8 inches in the 53562 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 53562 zip code with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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