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30-year climate normals

Lincoln County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

80.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 3.4°F.

Lincoln County gets 33.76" of precipitation a year and 54.3" of snow, and 37% 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 22.0° 3.4° 1.19" 12.4"
February 26.6° 5.1° 1.06" 11.6"
March 38.7° 17.0° 1.75" 7.2"
April 52.9° 29.6° 2.93" 5.5"
May 66.6° 42.6° 3.72" 0.1"
June 76.1° 53.2° 4.63" 0.0"
July 80.2° 57.1° 3.82" 0.0"
August 77.9° 54.7° 4.05" 0.0"
September 69.7° 46.3° 3.86" 0.0"
October 55.4° 34.5° 3.16" 0.9"
November 39.7° 23.1° 2.06" 5.0"
December 27.4° 11.4° 1.53" 11.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 37% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 1.19"
February 1.06"
March 1.75"
April 2.93"
May 3.72"
June 4.63"
July 3.82"
August 4.05"
September 3.86"
October 3.16"
November 2.06"
December 1.53"
Annual total 33.76"

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 373
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,667
Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $74
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $599

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 Lincoln County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County averages a high of 80.2°F in July and a low of 3.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 33.76 inches, including 54.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Lincoln County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 37% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Lincoln County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 80.2°F. That drives 373 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Lincoln County?

Yes. Lincoln County averages 54.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MERRILL, WI US (USC00475364), 11.2 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.