30-year climate normals

Pepin County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.4°

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

Pepin County gets 35.19" of precipitation a year, and 38% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	24.6°	4.5°	1.13"
February	29.3°	7.6°	1.17"
March	42.0°	21.3°	2.06"
April	56.0°	33.8°	3.31"
May	68.3°	46.6°	4.22"
June	78.1°	56.5°	5.11"
July	82.4°	60.7°	3.91"
August	80.2°	59.1°	4.51"
September	73.0°	50.4°	3.76"
October	59.2°	38.2°	2.72"
November	42.6°	25.2°	1.81"
December	30.0°	13.1°	1.48"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 38% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 1.13"

February 1.17"

March 2.06"

April 3.31"

May 4.22"

June 5.11"

July 3.91"

August 4.51"

September 3.76"

October 2.72"

November 1.81"

December 1.48"

Annual total 35.19"

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 578

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,784

Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $114

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $538

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 Pepin County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Pepin County?

Pepin County averages a high of 82.4°F in July and a low of 4.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35.19 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Pepin County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 38% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Pepin County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.4°F. That drives 578 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Pepin County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Pepin County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station DURAND, WI US (USC00472279), 7.1 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.