Zip 54401 (Wausau, WI) Climate

54401 Wausau, WI experiences a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average January temperature is 17°F, while the average July temperature is 73°F. Precipitation levels are relatively low throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of 35 inches and an average snow depth of 51 inches in winter months. In summer months, there is usually a moderate amount of humidity and temperatures range from cool to quite hot.

Wausau (zip 54401), Wisconsin gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wausau (zip 54401) averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Wausau (zip 54401). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wausau (zip 54401) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54401 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 54401 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 54401 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54401 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 54401 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 54401 zip code, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54401 zip code with an average of 4.2°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54401 zip code, there are 173.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54401 zip code, there are 32.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54401 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.

August is the wettest month in the 54401 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 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 32.4 inches in the 54401 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wisconsin.

September is the rainiest month in the 54401 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 125.9 rainy days annually in the 54401 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 55.9 inches in the 54401 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54401 zip code with 13.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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