30-year climate normals

Price County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

78.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 0.5°F.

Price County gets 32.37" of precipitation a year, and 35% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	21.2°	0.5°	0.97"
February	26.7°	2.6°	1.02"
March	38.7°	14.7°	1.65"
April	52.0°	29.1°	2.70"
May	65.9°	40.9°	3.89"
June	75.0°	50.7°	4.05"
July	78.7°	54.3°	3.55"
August	77.2°	52.0°	3.86"
September	68.9°	44.7°	3.93"
October	54.9°	33.2°	3.50"
November	39.0°	21.4°	1.75"
December	26.2°	8.7°	1.50"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 35% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.97"

February 1.02"

March 1.65"

April 2.70"

May 3.89"

June 4.05"

July 3.55"

August 3.86"

September 3.93"

October 3.50"

November 1.75"

December 1.50"

Annual total 32.37"

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 269

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 9,082

Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $53

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $627

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 Price County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Price County?

Price County averages a high of 78.7°F in July and a low of 0.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 32.37 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Price County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 35% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Price County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 78.7°F. That drives 269 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Price County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Price County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PRENTICE #2, WI US (USC00476859), 9.7 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.