Zip 54555 (Phillips, WI) Climate

Phillips, WI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature ranges from -8°F in the winter to 75°F in the summer. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with an average of 33 inches per year including 53 inches of snowfall. Spring and summer are generally the wettest seasons, while fall and winter are generally dryer. Winters can be long and cold, so it's important to be prepared for heavy snowfall at times.

Phillips (zip 54555), Wisconsin gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Phillips (zip 54555) averages 57 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Phillips (zip 54555). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Phillips (zip 54555) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54555 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 54555 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Phillips, Wisconsin	United States
	32.8 in.	38.1 in.
	56.9 in.	27.8 in.
	114.8 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	77.4°	85.8°
	1.1°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.3	4.3
	1467 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 54555 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In the 54555 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 54555 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 54555 zip code, there are 1.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54555 zip code with an average of 1.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54555 zip code, there are 186.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54555 zip code, there are 41.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54555 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 54555 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.8 inches in the 54555 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

June is the rainiest month in the 54555 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 114.8 rainy days annually in the 54555 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 56.9 inches in the 54555 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54555 zip code with 13.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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