Zip 54479 (Spencer, WI) Climate

Spencer, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in this area is around 44°F (7°C), with July being the hottest month with an average high of around 73°F (23°C), and January being the coldest month with an average low of around 8°F (-13°C). Precipitation is spread out throughout the year, with September having the most rain at an average of 4 inches (10 cm). Snowfall is also common during winter months, typically starting in November and ending in April.

Spencer (zip 54479), Wisconsin gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spencer (zip 54479) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Spencer (zip 54479). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spencer (zip 54479) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 5
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54479 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 54479 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Spencer, Wisconsin	United States
	29.7 in.	38.1 in.
	46.8 in.	27.8 in.
	115.8 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	4.7°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.1	4.3
	1315 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 54479 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54479 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 54479 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 54479 zip code, there are 3.1 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 54479 zip code with an average of 4.7°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54479 zip code, there are 167.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54479 zip code, there are 29.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54479 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 54479 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.7 inches in the 54479 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 54479 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 115.8 rainy days annually in the 54479 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 46.8 inches in the 54479 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54479 zip code with 11.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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