Zip 53565 (Mineral Point, WI) Climate

53565 Mineral Point, WI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Average temperatures range between -10°F in winter to 70°F in summer. Snowfall is common throughout the winter months, while precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year. The area enjoys plenty of sunshine during spring and early summer, but cloud cover increases towards the end of the season due to its elevation. The growing season averages around 150 days per year, making it ideal for agricultural activities.

Mineral Point (zip 53565), Wisconsin gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mineral Point (zip 53565) averages 38 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 Mineral Point (zip 53565). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mineral Point (zip 53565) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 9
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53565 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 53565 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mineral Point, Wisconsin	United States
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	81.8°	85.8°
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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 53565 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the 53565 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 53565 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 53565 zip code, there are 5.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 53565 zip code with an average of 8.8°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53565 zip code, there are 155.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53565 zip code, there are 20.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 53565 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 53565 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.6 inches in the 53565 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53565 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 107.0 rainy days annually in the 53565 zip code, which is less rainy 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 38.4 inches in the 53565 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 53565 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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