Zip 54159 (Porterfield, WI) Climate

54159 Porterfield, WI is located in the Great Lakes region of the United States and has a humid continental climate. The summers are warm and humid while the winters are cold and snowy. January is typically the coldest month with temperatures averaging around 20°F (-7°C) and July is usually the warmest month with average temperatures around 75°F (24°C). Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with June being the wettest month on average. Snowfall in 54159 Porterfield, WI can vary from year to year but usually averages around 46 inches (117 cm).

Porterfield (zip 54159), Wisconsin gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Porterfield (zip 54159) averages 48 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 Porterfield (zip 54159). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Porterfield (zip 54159) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 6
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54159 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54159 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Porterfield, Wisconsin	United States
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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 54159 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54159 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 54159 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 54159 zip code, there are 3.7 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 54159 zip code with an average of 6.3°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54159 zip code, there are 174.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54159 zip code, there are 23.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54159 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.

June is the wettest month in the 54159 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.4 inches in the 54159 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 54159 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 113.5 rainy days annually in the 54159 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 47.9 inches in the 54159 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 54159 zip code with 13.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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