Kaukauna climate — normals and trends
Kaukauna (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 800 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kaukauna averages 143 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Kaukauna has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 154 to 132 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 14 July 1995) and the coldest -34.9 °C (on 30 January 1951).
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
KaukaunaWisconsin
- coords
- 44.28°, -88.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
800mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
30.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
97.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
39.2 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest day
-34.9 °C
30 January 1951
Wettest day
83 mm
21 June 1954
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
6 May 1950
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
16 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-40.1 °C
30 January 1951
Snowiest day
26.0 cm
1 December 1985
Sunniest day
15.1 h
18 June 2022
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 | -3.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | -2.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 31 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 98 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 93 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 60 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 79 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 123 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 111 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 48 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 40 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 6.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 33 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | -3.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaukauna?
Kaukauna has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 800 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaukauna?
The hottest day measured in Kaukauna between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1995, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaukauna?
The coldest day measured in Kaukauna between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1951, at -34.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kaukauna?
Yes. Kaukauna gets on average 97.1 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Kaukauna warmed?
Yes: Kaukauna warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaukauna?
The wettest day measured in Kaukauna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1954, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaukauna?
The windiest day measured in Kaukauna between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1950, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaukauna?
The warmest month in Kaukauna is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaukauna?
Kaukauna receives on average 800 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaukauna?
Kaukauna gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kaukauna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kaukauna between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1985, with 26.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kaukauna?
Yes: Kaukauna has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaukauna?
In Kaukauna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 13 July 1995, and the lowest was -40.1 °C on 30 January 1951.
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