Zip 54763 (Ridgeland, WI) Climate

54763 Ridgeland, WI has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Summers in this area tend to be moderately warm and humid, with average high temperatures reaching into the mid-80s Fahrenheit (around 26-28°C). Winters are cold and snowy, with frequent snowfall throughout the season. Average low temperatures during winter months typically drop to around 18°F (-8°C). The area experiences an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, which is evenly distributed throughout the seasons.

Ridgeland (zip 54763), Wisconsin gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ridgeland (zip 54763) averages 48 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 Ridgeland (zip 54763). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ridgeland (zip 54763) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54763 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54763 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ridgeland, 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 54763 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54763 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 54763 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 54763 zip code, there are 4.6 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 54763 zip code with an average of 1.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

In the 54763 zip code, there are 172.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54763 zip code, there are 36.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54763 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.

August is the wettest month in the 54763 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.5 inches in the 54763 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

June is the rainiest month in the 54763 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 108.8 rainy days annually in the 54763 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 48.2 inches in the 54763 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54763 zip code with 11.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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