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United StatesWisconsinDunn CountyClimate Station MENOMONIE, WI US Distance 5.4 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Dunn County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 4.5°F.

Dunn County gets 34.19" of precipitation a year and 40.9" of snow, and 40% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

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 24.0° 4.5° 0.94" 9.7"
February 29.4° 7.3° 1.08" 11.0"
March 41.9° 19.3° 1.97" 7.3"
April 56.4° 32.3° 2.96" 2.4"
May 68.2° 44.4° 4.53" 0.5"
June 77.9° 54.8° 5.14" 0.0"
July 82.0° 59.2° 4.02" 0.0"
August 79.9° 56.7° 4.02" 0.0"
September 72.2° 48.2° 3.63" 0.0"
October 58.9° 36.0° 2.74" 0.2"
November 42.7° 23.6° 1.82" 3.5"
December 29.2° 12.0° 1.34" 6.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 40% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.94"
February 1.08"
March 1.97"
April 2.96"
May 4.53"
June 5.14"
July 4.02"
August 4.02"
September 3.63"
October 2.74"
November 1.82"
December 1.34"
Annual total 34.19"

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 498
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,036
Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $98
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $555

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 Dunn County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Dunn County?

Dunn County averages a high of 82.0°F in July and a low of 4.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 34.19 inches, including 40.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Dunn County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 40% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Dunn County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.0°F. That drives 498 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Dunn County?

Yes. Dunn County averages 40.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MENOMONIE, WI US (USC00475335), 5.4 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.