Marshfield climate — normals and trends
Marshfield (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 884 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Marshfield averages 153 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Marshfield has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 161 to 145 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 13 July 1995) and the coldest -38.5 °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
MarshfieldWisconsin
- coords
- 44.67°, -90.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
884mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
30.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
36.8 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest day
-38.5 °C
30 January 1951
Wettest day
102 mm
27 August 2021
Windiest day
50.3 km/h
13 March 1982
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
13 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
30 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
30 January 1951
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
18 November 1957
Sunniest day
15.3 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 | -5.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 26 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 127 mm | +67 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 128 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -57 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 156 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 147 mm | +52 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 79 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 67 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 40 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | -4.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 53 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Marshfield?
Marshfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 884 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marshfield?
The hottest day measured in Marshfield between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1995, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Marshfield?
The coldest day measured in Marshfield between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1951, at -38.5 °C.
Does it snow in Marshfield?
Yes. Marshfield gets on average 106.5 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Marshfield warmed?
Yes: Marshfield warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Marshfield?
The wettest day measured in Marshfield between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2021, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Marshfield?
The windiest day measured in Marshfield between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1982, with winds reaching 50.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Marshfield?
The warmest month in Marshfield is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Marshfield?
Marshfield receives on average 884 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Marshfield?
Marshfield gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Marshfield?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Marshfield between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1957, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Marshfield?
Yes: Marshfield has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marshfield?
In Marshfield, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 30 July 1999, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 30 January 1951.
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