Couderay, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Couderay's normal year runs from 2°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 40.3 inches of precipitation and 67 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.2°C, January lows of −17°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,023 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCouderay (7 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00471847
- Location45.80°N 91.46°W
- Elevation1,300 ft (396 m)
- Population83
On October 23, the normal high in Couderay is 52°F and the normal low 31°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Couderay.
- Jan 22° 2°
- Feb 27° 4°
- Mar 39° 17°
- Apr 53° 29°
- May 67° 40°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 79° 55°
- Aug 77° 53°
- Sep 69° 46°
- Oct 55° 34°
- Nov 39° 22°
- Dec 27° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Couderay each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 2°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.30 in), the least in January (1.30 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F | 2°F | 11.9°F | 1.30 | 11.3 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 27°F | 4°F | 15.7°F | 1.48 | 15.6 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 17°F | 28.3°F | 2.24 | 12.2 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 29°F | 41.1°F | 3.52 | 6.0 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 40°F | 53.5°F | 4.62 | 0.1 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 51°F | 63.0°F | 5.30 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 79°F | 55°F | 67.2°F | 5.11 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 77°F | 53°F | 64.9°F | 4.51 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 46°F | 57.2°F | 4.29 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 34°F | 44.6°F | 3.77 | 1.3 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| November | 39°F | 22°F | 30.8°F | 2.26 | 6.5 | 9 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 27°F | 10°F | 18.6°F | 1.89 | 14.2 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 30°F | 41.4°F | 40.29 | 67.2 | 118 | 3 | 194 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6°C | −17°C | −11.2°C | 33 mm | 29 cm |
| February | −3°C | −15°C | −9.1°C | 38 mm | 40 cm |
| March | 4°C | −8°C | −2.1°C | 57 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 12°C | −1°C | 5.1°C | 89 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19°C | 4°C | 11.9°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 135 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 130 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 8°C | 14.0°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 1°C | 7.0°C | 96 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4°C | −5°C | −0.7°C | 57 mm | 17 cm |
| December | −3°C | −12°C | −7.4°C | 48 mm | 36 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00471847; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Couderay?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00471847.
How hot and how cold does it get in Couderay?
In a normal year in Couderay, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 194 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 118 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 194a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 85high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 118a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 20a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 102°F, on July 15, 1988; the lowest is −55°F, on February 4, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2014, with 49.77 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 123.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00471847; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00471847. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Couderay?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Couderay, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 1.7 |
| February | 76% | 2.8 |
| March | 73% | 3.9 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.4 |
| June | 73% | 6.0 |
| July | 78% | 6.2 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 4.0 |
| October | 66% | 2.5 |
| November | 62% | 1.6 |
| December | 57% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Couderay need?
A normal year in Couderay brings 8,875 heating degree days, 65% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 307 cooling degree days, 66% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,913 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,646 | 0 |
| February | 1,382 | 0 |
| March | 1,136 | 0 |
| April | 720 | 1 |
| May | 372 | 15 |
| June | 124 | 63 |
| July | 50 | 117 |
| August | 86 | 81 |
| September | 261 | 28 |
| October | 636 | 2 |
| November | 1,025 | 0 |
| December | 1,438 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,875 | 307 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00471847. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Couderay been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 42.5°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 41.4°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43.7°F | +2.3°F | 39.76 | 60.5 |
| 2022 | 40.4°F | −1.0°F | 41.77 | 84.2 |
| 2023 | 44.3°F | +2.9°F | 41.62 | 78.7 |
| 2024 | 45.6°F | +4.2°F | 35.10 | 34.5 |
| 2025 | 42.5°F | +1.1°F | 38.25 | 74.5 |
Over 38 complete years from 1952 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.5°F per century (+0.14°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00471847; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Couderay's climate compare?
Couderay is warmer than 19 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 158. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.4°F is warmer than 8%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Couderay is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Couderay share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Birchwood, WI408 people · 11 mi SW
- Reserve, WI270 people · 5 mi E
- Exeland, WI227 people · 14 mi SE
- Stone Lake, WI79 people · 5 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Couderay's climate
What is the coldest month in Couderay?
January, with a normal high of 22°F and a normal low of 2°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow in Couderay?
Yes: 67 inches in a normal year, falling on 33 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (15.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Couderay?
June, with 5.30 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.30 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Couderay in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Couderay in zone 4a in ZIP code 54828, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Couderay's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −33°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hayward, WI16 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Spooner, WI20 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Winter, WI22 miles from this station, 40.9°F a year
- Weyerhaeuser, WI25 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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