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United StatesWisconsinSawyer CountyClimate Station WINTER, WI US Distance 8.6 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Sawyer County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

77.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 1.6°F.

Sawyer County gets 35.17" of precipitation a year and 57.3" of snow, 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.

20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 20.1° 1.6° 1.02" 10.7"
February 25.6° 5.4° 1.10" 10.2"
March 37.8° 17.6° 1.71" 9.3"
April 51.3° 29.9° 3.04" 4.2"
May 65.0° 41.9° 3.78" 0.1"
June 74.0° 51.1° 5.00" 0.0"
July 77.7° 55.4° 4.30" 0.0"
August 75.9° 53.6° 3.99" 0.0"
September 68.0° 46.4° 4.46" 0.0"
October 53.8° 34.9° 3.67" 0.9"
November 37.6° 23.2° 1.78" 7.9"
December 25.1° 9.6° 1.32" 14.0"

Rainfall by month

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

January 1.02"
February 1.10"
March 1.71"
April 3.04"
May 3.78"
June 5.00"
July 4.30"
August 3.99"
September 4.46"
October 3.67"
November 1.78"
December 1.32"
Annual total 35.17"

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 263
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,997
Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $52
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $622

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 Sawyer County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Sawyer County?

Sawyer County averages a high of 77.7°F in July and a low of 1.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35.17 inches, including 57.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Sawyer 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 Sawyer County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 77.7°F. That drives 263 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Sawyer County?

Yes. Sawyer County averages 57.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WINTER, WI US (USC00479304), 8.6 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.