Zip 53033 (Richfield, WI) Climate

Richfield, WI has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in Richfield are generally warm and humid, while winters are cold but sunny. Spring and autumn are pleasant times of year with mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine. Rain is fairly common throughout the year, but it tends to be quite spread out over time. Snowfall can vary widely from one winter to the next, though it is typically moderate overall.

Richfield (zip 53033), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Richfield (zip 53033) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Richfield (zip 53033). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richfield (zip 53033) 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 9
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53033 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 53033 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Richfield, 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 53033 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 53033 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 53033 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 53033 zip code, there are 3.4 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 53033 zip code with an average of 9.1°. This is warmer than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 53033 zip code, there are 159.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53033 zip code, there are 18.1 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 53033 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.

August is the wettest month in the 53033 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.9 inches in the 53033 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53033 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 114.1 rainy days annually in the 53033 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 43.2 inches in the 53033 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 53033 zip code with 13.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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