Zip 54020 (Osceola, WI) Climate

Osceola, WI, located in St. Croix County has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer average between 70-90 degrees Fahrenheit and during the winter months temperatures can drop as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with snowfall in the winter and rainfall in warmer months. Although Osceola experiences all four seasons, the winters are generally longer than the spring or fall seasons.

Osceola (zip 54020), Wisconsin gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Osceola (zip 54020) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Osceola (zip 54020). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Osceola (zip 54020) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 1
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54020 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54020 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Osceola, Wisconsin	United States
	31.4 in.	38.1 in.
	46.6 in.	27.8 in.
	106.3 days	106.2 days
	196 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	1.1°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.3	4.3
	909 ft.	2443 ft.

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 54020 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In the 54020 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 54020 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 54020 zip code, there are 9.2 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 54020 zip code with an average of 1.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54020 zip code, there are 170.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54020 zip code, there are 37.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 54020 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 54020 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.4 inches in the 54020 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

June is the rainiest month in the 54020 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 106.3 rainy days annually in the 54020 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.6 inches in the 54020 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54020 zip code with 10.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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