Stevens Point climate — normals and trends
Stevens Point (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 842 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Stevens Point averages 150 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Stevens Point 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 159 to 141 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 13 July 1995) and the coldest -36.8 °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
Stevens PointWisconsin
- coords
- 44.52°, -89.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
2.1°C
Annual rainfall
842mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
30.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
150 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 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
37.4 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest day
-36.8 °C
30 January 1951
Wettest day
90 mm
27 August 2021
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
13 April 1964
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
13 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
5 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-42.0 °C
30 January 1951
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
1 December 1985
Sunniest day
15.3 h
26 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 | -4.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 128 mm | +67 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 116 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 51 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 136 mm | +45 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 77 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 16.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | -3.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 50 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stevens Point?
Stevens Point has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 842 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stevens Point?
The hottest day measured in Stevens Point between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1995, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stevens Point?
The coldest day measured in Stevens Point between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1951, at -36.8 °C.
Does it snow in Stevens Point?
Yes. Stevens Point gets on average 103.4 cm of snow per year and has around 150 frost days.
Has the climate of Stevens Point warmed?
Yes: Stevens Point warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stevens Point?
The wettest day measured in Stevens Point between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2021, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stevens Point?
The windiest day measured in Stevens Point between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1964, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stevens Point?
The warmest month in Stevens Point is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Stevens Point?
Stevens Point receives on average 842 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stevens Point?
Stevens Point 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 Stevens Point?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stevens Point between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1985, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stevens Point?
Yes: Stevens Point has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stevens Point?
In Stevens Point, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 5 July 2012, and the lowest was -42.0 °C on 30 January 1951.
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