Wisconsin Rapids climate — normals and trends
Wisconsin Rapids (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 846 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.
Wisconsin Rapids averages 149 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Wisconsin Rapids has warmed by +1.9 °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 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 13 July 1995) and the coldest -37.5 °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
Wisconsin RapidsWisconsin
- coords
- 44.38°, -89.82°
- 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
846mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
30.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
102.4 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
+1.9 °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
37.3 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest day
-37.5 °C
30 January 1951
Wettest day
101 mm
27 August 2021
Windiest day
53.9 km/h
13 April 1964
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
13 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
30 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-42.6 °C
30 January 1951
Snowiest day
22.7 cm
23 November 1991
Sunniest day
15.3 h
22 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | -2.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 26 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 135 mm | +75 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 118 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 52 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 82 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 136 mm | +45 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 73 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 63 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 31 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | -3.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 50 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wisconsin Rapids?
Wisconsin Rapids has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 846 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wisconsin Rapids?
The hottest day measured in Wisconsin Rapids between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1995, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wisconsin Rapids?
The coldest day measured in Wisconsin Rapids between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1951, at -37.5 °C.
Does it snow in Wisconsin Rapids?
Yes. Wisconsin Rapids gets on average 102.4 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Wisconsin Rapids warmed?
Yes: Wisconsin Rapids warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wisconsin Rapids?
The wettest day measured in Wisconsin Rapids between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2021, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wisconsin Rapids?
The windiest day measured in Wisconsin Rapids between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1964, with winds reaching 53.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wisconsin Rapids?
The warmest month in Wisconsin Rapids is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Wisconsin Rapids?
Wisconsin Rapids receives on average 846 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wisconsin Rapids?
Wisconsin Rapids gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wisconsin Rapids?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wisconsin Rapids between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1991, with 22.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wisconsin Rapids?
Yes: Wisconsin Rapids has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wisconsin Rapids?
In Wisconsin Rapids, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 30 July 1999, and the lowest was -42.6 °C on 30 January 1951.
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