Zip 54024 (Saint Croix Falls, WI) Climate


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United States / Wisconsin / No Metro Area / Polk County / Saint Croix Falls / Saint Croix Falls (zip 54024)
54024 Saint Croix Falls, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 70°F (21°C), and temperatures can reach 80°F (27°C) on the hottest days. In winter, temperatures drop to an average of 16°F (-9°C). Snowfall occurs from October to April and precipitation is spread throughout the year. The months of April, May, June, September and October are usually the wettest months of the year.

Saint Croix Falls (zip 54024), Wisconsin gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Saint Croix Falls (zip 54024) averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Saint Croix Falls (zip 54024). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Saint Croix Falls (zip 54024) 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54024 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54024 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSaint Croix Falls, WisconsinUnited States
  31.6 in.38.1 in.
  46.4 in.27.8 in.
  108.6 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  82.2°85.8°
  1.7°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  1199 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 54024 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54024 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 54024 zip code are June, August and July.
In the 54024 zip code, there are 7.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54024 zip code with an average of 1.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
In the 54024 zip code, there are 168.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.
In the 54024 zip code, there are 36.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wisconsin.
Humidity in the 54024 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in the 54024 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 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 31.6 inches in the 54024 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.
June is the rainiest month in the 54024 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 108.6 rainy days annually in the 54024 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 46.4 inches in the 54024 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54024 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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