Beloit climate — normals and trends
Beloit (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Beloit averages 131 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Beloit has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 143 to 119 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 17 August 1988) and the coldest -34.5 °C (on 3 February 1996).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BeloitWisconsin
- coords
- 42.51°, -89.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
78.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.5 °C
17 August 1988
Coldest day
-34.5 °C
3 February 1996
Wettest day
106 mm
13 September 2008
Windiest day
50.9 km/h
30 April 1984
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
16 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-40.0 °C
3 February 1996
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
15 December 1987
Sunniest day
14.6 h
14 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | -0.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 98 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 64 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 75 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 107 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 125 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 99 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 36 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 46 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | -0.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 57 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beloit?
Beloit has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beloit?
The hottest day measured in Beloit between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1988, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beloit?
The coldest day measured in Beloit between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1996, at -34.5 °C.
Does it snow in Beloit?
Yes. Beloit gets on average 78.7 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Beloit warmed?
Yes: Beloit warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beloit?
The wettest day measured in Beloit between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2008, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beloit?
The windiest day measured in Beloit between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1984, with winds reaching 50.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beloit?
The warmest month in Beloit is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Beloit?
Beloit receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beloit?
Beloit gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beloit?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beloit between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1987, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beloit?
Yes: Beloit has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beloit?
In Beloit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 13 July 1995, and the lowest was -40.0 °C on 3 February 1996.
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