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Eau Claire, Wisconsin climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Eau Claire has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 83°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 6°F at night. Precipitation totals about 33 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 4.8 inches while January barely receives 1.03 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (55 inches of snow per year on average).
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 figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsEau Claire climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Avg low (°F) | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 13 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Snowfall (in) | 13.5 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 4.7 | 11.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 70 | 79 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 |
| Avg low (°F) | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 56 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | 13.5 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 83 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Avg low (°F) | 60 | 58 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 13 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.7 | 4.7 | 11.0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.9 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.9 | 10 | 23 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 2 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.9 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.9 | 10 | 23 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 66 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 84 | 91 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 66 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 84 | 91 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014991), about 6 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.