Zip 53821 (Prairie du Chien, WI) Climate

The climate in 53821 Prairie du Chien, WI is quite pleasant. It has four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures can peak around 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and cool to around 60 degrees at night. Winters are cold with temperatures dropping below freezing and often reaching below zero at night. Precipitation is fairly plentiful throughout the year, so you should always plan to bring an umbrella or a coat when traveling here.

Prairie du Chien (zip 53821), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prairie du Chien (zip 53821) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Prairie du Chien (zip 53821). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prairie du Chien (zip 53821) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53821 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 53821 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin	United States
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	83.8°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
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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 53821 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Wisconsin. In the 53821 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 53821 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 53821 zip code, there are 10.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 53821 zip code with an average of 10.1°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53821 zip code, there are 139.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wisconsin.

In the 53821 zip code, there are 17.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 53821 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 53821 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 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 34.7 inches in the 53821 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53821 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 97.3 rainy days annually in the 53821 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.0 inches in the 53821 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 53821 zip code with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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