30-year climate normals

Wood County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 7.7°F.

Wood County gets 31.3" 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	24.5°	7.7°	0.95"
February	29.1°	10.5°	0.90"
March	41.5°	21.7°	1.96"
April	55.7°	32.9°	2.98"
May	68.5°	44.6°	3.68"
June	78.1°	54.8°	4.58"
July	82.4°	58.8°	3.56"
August	79.7°	57.1°	3.83"
September	71.8°	48.7°	3.43"
October	57.9°	37.1°	2.51"
November	42.5°	25.6°	1.70"
December	29.5°	14.2°	1.22"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.95"

February 0.90"

March 1.96"

April 2.98"

May 3.68"

June 4.58"

July 3.56"

August 3.83"

September 3.43"

October 2.51"

November 1.70"

December 1.22"

Annual total 31.3"

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 502

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,830

Approximate annual cooling cost At 19.74¢/kWh, Wisconsin average $99

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $541

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 Wood County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Wood County?

Wood County averages a high of 82.4°F in July and a low of 7.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 31.3 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Wood 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 Wood County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.4°F. That drives 502 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Wood County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Wood County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WISCONSIN RAPIDS ALEXANDER FLD, WI US (USW00004826), 12.2 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.