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30-year climate normals

Barron County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 1.7°F.

Barron County gets 31.43" of precipitation a year and 52.5" of snow, and 39% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 21.6° 1.7° 0.89" 10.5"
February 27.2° 4.8° 0.82" 10.7"
March 39.6° 18.1° 1.47" 8.9"
April 54.3° 31.6° 2.77" 3.5"
May 67.8° 44.7° 3.85" 0.5"
June 77.3° 54.7° 4.17" 0.0"
July 81.4° 58.8° 3.98" 0.0"
August 79.5° 56.3° 4.21" 0.0"
September 71.4° 47.8° 3.34" 0.0"
October 56.8° 35.3° 3.03" 0.8"
November 40.4° 22.9° 1.68" 5.7"
December 27.1° 10.0° 1.22" 11.9"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 39% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.89"
February 0.82"
March 1.47"
April 2.77"
May 3.85"
June 4.17"
July 3.98"
August 4.21"
September 3.34"
October 3.03"
November 1.68"
December 1.22"
Annual total 31.43"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 473
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,464
Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $93
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $585

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Barron County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Barron County?

Barron County averages a high of 81.4°F in July and a low of 1.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 31.43 inches, including 52.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Barron County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 39% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Barron County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.4°F. That drives 473 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Barron County?

Yes. Barron County averages 52.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station RICE LAKE, WI US (USC00477132), 4.1 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Wisconsin residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.