Zip 54966 (Plainfield, WI) Climate

54966 Plainfield, WI has a humid continental climate that is typical of the Midwest. Summers are warm and usually humid with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and lows in the mid to upper 50s, while winters can get quite cold with temperatures reaching into the single digits. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with snowfall in the winter months becoming more frequent due to its location near Lake Michigan. The area also experiences an average amount of sunshine each year.

Plainfield (zip 54966), Wisconsin gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Plainfield (zip 54966) averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Plainfield (zip 54966). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plainfield (zip 54966) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54966 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54966 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Plainfield, Wisconsin	United States
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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 54966 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. In the 54966 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 54966 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 54966 zip code, there are 6.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54966 zip code with an average of 6.3°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54966 zip code, there are 162.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 54966 zip code, there are 26.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54966 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 July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 54966 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.5 inches in the 54966 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 54966 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 117.1 rainy days annually in the 54966 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.2 inches in the 54966 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54966 zip code with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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