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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 27°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −14°C at night. Precipitation totals about 863 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 127 mm while February barely receives 28 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (124 cm 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 countsWausau climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | −2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 5 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −7 | −1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1 | −6 |
| Avg low (°C) | −14 | −13 | −6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | −4 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 28 | 46 | 86 | 104 | 127 | 97 | 96 | 92 | 69 | 48 | 39 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 29 | 29 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | −2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −7 | −1 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | −14 | −13 | −6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 28 | 46 | 86 | 104 | 127 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 29 | 29 | 18 | 11 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 5 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1 | −6 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | −4 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 96 | 92 | 69 | 48 | 39 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 31 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.4 | 10 | 23 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 2 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.4 | 10 | 23 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 (m/s) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 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 (m/s) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 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 (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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.