Zip 53216 (Milwaukee, WI) Climate

Milwaukee, WI 53216 has a humid continental climate, with cool winters and hot, humid summers. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with warm weather in the spring and fall. Winters can be quite cold here with temperatures dropping to below freezing and snowfall is common. Summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid-70s and occasional thunderstorms occurring throughout the season. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, but most rain falls during the summer months.

Milwaukee (zip 53216), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Milwaukee (zip 53216) averages 45 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 Milwaukee (zip 53216). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Milwaukee (zip 53216) 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 14
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53216 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.3 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 53216 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 53216 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the 53216 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 53216 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 53216 zip code, there are 12.4 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 53216 zip code with an average of 14.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53216 zip code, there are 133.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53216 zip code, there are 9.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 53216 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 53216 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in the 53216 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53216 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 123.3 rainy days annually in the 53216 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.6 inches in the 53216 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53216 zip code with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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