Kenosha climate — normals and trends
Kenosha (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 931 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kenosha averages 104 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Kenosha has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 85 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 17 August 1988) and the coldest -29.8 °C (on 19 January 1994).
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
KenoshaWisconsin
- coords
- 42.58°, -87.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
931mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
30.6km/h
Seasonal range
27.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
42.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
58 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
34.5 °C
17 August 1988
Coldest day
-29.8 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
104 mm
13 September 2008
Windiest day
74.2 km/h
15 March 1959
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
11 November 1940
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-38.6 °C
18 January 1994
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
1 January 1948
Sunniest day
14.7 h
18 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 36 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 103 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 8.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 63 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 10.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 97 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 93 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 74 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 48 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 28 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 16.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 59 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 1.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kenosha?
Kenosha has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kenosha?
The hottest day measured in Kenosha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1988, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kenosha?
The coldest day measured in Kenosha between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kenosha?
Yes. Kenosha gets on average 84.7 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Kenosha warmed?
Yes: Kenosha warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kenosha?
The wettest day measured in Kenosha between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2008, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kenosha?
The windiest day measured in Kenosha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1959, with winds reaching 74.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kenosha?
The warmest month in Kenosha is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kenosha?
Kenosha receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kenosha?
Kenosha gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kenosha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kenosha between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1948, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kenosha?
Yes: Kenosha has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kenosha?
In Kenosha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -38.6 °C on 18 January 1994.
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