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Wausau, Wisconsin climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Wausau has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 80°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 7°F at night. Precipitation totals about 34 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 5.0 inches while February barely receives 1.11 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (49 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 80°F in July.

About 4 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 7°F in January.

About 164 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Moderate rainfall

About 34 in of rain a year, plus 49 in of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

−0.1 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Wausau climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	24	28	40	54	67	76	80	78	70	57	42	29
Avg temp (°F)	15	19	30	43	56	66	70	68	60	47	34	22
Avg low (°F)	7	9	21	33	45	56	60	58	50	37	26	14
Precipitation (in)	1.2	1.1	1.8	3.4	4.1	5.0	3.8	3.8	3.6	2.7	1.9	1.5
Snowfall (in)	11.6	11.5	6.9	4.2	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	1.9	12.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	24	28	40	54	67	76
Avg temp (°F)	15	19	30	43	56	66
Avg low (°F)	7	9	21	33	45	56
Precipitation (in)	1.2	1.1	1.8	3.4	4.1	5.0
Snowfall (in)	11.6	11.5	6.9	4.2	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	80	78	70	57	42	29
Avg temp (°F)	70	68	60	47	34	22
Avg low (°F)	60	58	50	37	26	14
Precipitation (in)	3.8	3.8	3.6	2.7	1.9	1.5
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	0.3	1.9	12.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	9	12	12	12	11	10	11	11	9	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1	2	0.8	0.0	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	31	28	26	15	2	—	—	—	0.4	10	23	30
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	4	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1	4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	9	12	12	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	31	28	26	15	2	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	4	3	2	1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	11	11	9	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	2	0.8	0.0	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.4	10	23	30
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1	4

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	64	62	63	66	66	61	53	54	55	65	68	67
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	5	6	5	4	6	8	8	8	6	4	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	11	11	9	11	11	14	12	10	9	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	15	16	16	13	9	11	12	16	16	17
Relative humidity (%)	92	90	80	74	75	77	76	77	76	78	83	90
Wind speed (mph)	8.6	8.9	8.4	8.3	7.2	6.2	5.6	5.4	6.2	7.1	7.4	7.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	64	62	63	66	66	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	5	6	5	4	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	11	11	9	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	15	16	16	13
Relative humidity (%)	92	90	80	74	75	77
Wind speed (mph)	8.6	8.9	8.4	8.3	7.2	6.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	53	54	55	65	68	67
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	8	8	6	4	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	12	10	9	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	11	12	16	16	17
Relative humidity (%)	76	77	76	78	83	90
Wind speed (mph)	5.6	5.4	6.2	7.1	7.4	7.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Stevens PT (NOAA GHCN station USC00478171), about 50 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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