Zip 54862 (Ojibwa, WI) Climate

54862 Ojibwa, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers in Ojibwa are characterized by hot days and cool nights due to its location near Lake Superior. Winters are long, cold, and snowy with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with more rain in summer months and more snow in winter months. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms, especially during late spring and early summer months.

Ojibwa (zip 54862), Wisconsin gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ojibwa (zip 54862) averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Ojibwa (zip 54862). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ojibwa (zip 54862) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54862 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54862 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ojibwa, Wisconsin	United States
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	79.5°	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 54862 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54862 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 54862 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 54862 zip code, there are 2.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54862 zip code with an average of 0.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54862 zip code, there are 180.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54862 zip code, there are 41.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54862 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 54862 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.1 inches in the 54862 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

September is the rainiest month in the 54862 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 111.6 rainy days annually in the 54862 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 53.2 inches in the 54862 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54862 zip code with 12.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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