Zip 54880 (Superior, WI) Climate

54880 Superior, WI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 73 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature during the winter months is around 16 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is relatively even throughout the year, with an average of 35 inches per year. There are some snow storms during the winter months but generally they do not last longer than a day or two. The area also experiences strong winds throughout the year, especially during spring and fall when temperatures are changing rapidly.

Superior (zip 54880), Wisconsin gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Superior (zip 54880) averages 63 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Superior (zip 54880). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Superior (zip 54880) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54880 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9 Summer - 3.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54880 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Superior, Wisconsin	United States
	31.1 in.	38.1 in.
	63.3 in.	27.8 in.
	109.8 days	106.2 days
	179 days	205 days
	75.8°	85.8°
	2.7°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.4	4.3
	669 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 54880 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wisconsin. In the 54880 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 54880 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 54880 zip code, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54880 zip code with an average of 2.7°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54880 zip code, there are 170.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54880 zip code, there are 34.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54880 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 August, July and September.

July is the wettest month in the 54880 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 31.1 inches in the 54880 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

June is the rainiest month in the 54880 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in the 54880 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 63.3 inches in the 54880 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. January is the snowiest month in the 54880 zip code with 15.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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