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La Crosse, Wisconsin climate
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental
La Crosse has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 85°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 11°F at night. Around 42 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (5.6 inches) and easing off in February (1.7 inches).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)La Crosse climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 27 | 32 | 46 | 60 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 46 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Avg low (°F) | 11 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 18 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 27 | 32 | 46 | 60 | 72 | 82 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 |
| Avg low (°F) | 11 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 60 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 46 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Avg low (°F) | 64 | 62 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 18 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 88 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 88 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 53 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at LA Crosse Municipal Airport, a weather station, about 9 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.