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30-year climate normals

Pierce County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

79.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 2.4°F.

Pierce County gets 35.94" of precipitation a year, and 40% 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° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 21.3° 2.4° 1.01"
February 26.6° 6.1° 1.00"
March 39.2° 18.6° 1.99"
April 54.2° 30.8° 2.99"
May 66.4° 43.1° 4.51"
June 75.6° 53.4° 5.25"
July 79.5° 57.3° 4.11"
August 77.5° 55.0° 5.04"
September 70.6° 47.3° 3.87"
October 57.0° 34.6° 2.84"
November 40.4° 21.8° 1.97"
December 26.6° 10.0° 1.36"

Rainfall by month

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

January 1.01"
February 1.00"
March 1.99"
April 2.99"
May 4.51"
June 5.25"
July 4.11"
August 5.04"
September 3.87"
October 2.84"
November 1.97"
December 1.36"
Annual total 35.94"

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 347
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,580
Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $68
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $593

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 Pierce County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Pierce County?

Pierce County averages a high of 79.5°F in July and a low of 2.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35.94 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Pierce County?

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

How hot does it get in Pierce County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 79.5°F. That drives 347 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Pierce County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Pierce County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ELLSWORTH 1E, WI US (USC00472556), 1.6 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.