Crivitz, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Crivitz's normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 32.1 inches of precipitation and 58 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.2°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 26°C, 815 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCrivitz High Falls
- Station IDUSC00471897
- Location45.36°N 88.19°W
- Elevation950 ft (290 m)
- Population1,118
On October 14, the normal high in Crivitz is 56°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 32%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Crivitz.
- Jan 23° 4°
- Feb 28° 5°
- Mar 39° 16°
- Apr 52° 27°
- May 66° 40°
- Jun 75° 50°
- Jul 79° 54°
- Aug 78° 53°
- Sep 69° 44°
- Oct 55° 33°
- Nov 40° 22°
- Dec 28° 11°
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 Crivitz each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.93 in), the least in February (1.32 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 4°F | 13.5°F | 1.36 | 14.0 | 9 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 28°F | 5°F | 16.5°F | 1.32 | 11.9 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 16°F | 27.4°F | 1.89 | 8.7 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 27°F | 39.7°F | 3.02 | 6.5 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 40°F | 53.1°F | 3.17 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 50°F | 62.6°F | 3.93 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 79°F | 54°F | 66.9°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 78°F | 53°F | 65.4°F | 3.21 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 44°F | 56.6°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 33°F | 44.1°F | 2.84 | 0.6 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| November | 40°F | 22°F | 30.8°F | 2.23 | 4.0 | 7 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 28°F | 11°F | 19.4°F | 1.75 | 12.6 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 30°F | 41.3°F | 32.08 | 58.3 | 106 | 8 | 194 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −16°C | −10.3°C | 35 mm | 36 cm |
| February | −2°C | −15°C | −8.6°C | 34 mm | 30 cm |
| March | 4°C | −9°C | −2.6°C | 48 mm | 22 cm |
| April | 11°C | −3°C | 4.3°C | 77 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 17.0°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 12°C | 19.4°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 7°C | 13.7°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 72 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4°C | −5°C | −0.7°C | 57 mm | 10 cm |
| December | −2°C | −12°C | −7.0°C | 44 mm | 32 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00471897; 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 Crivitz?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00471897.
When is the last frost in Crivitz?
In Crivitz, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 26 in half of years and after June 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 22 in half of years and before September 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 261 year in 10 after June 11; 9 in 10 after May 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 221 year in 10 before September 6; 9 in 10 before October 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 118 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 141 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 14 in half of springs and before October 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crivitz in zone 4b in ZIP code 54114, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wisconsin · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00471897; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Crivitz?
In a normal year in Crivitz, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 194 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 106 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a 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
- 78high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 106a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1911) is 104°F, on July 5, 1921; the lowest is −40°F, on January 30, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 49.37 in; the snowiest season is 1970–71, with 104.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00471897; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00471897. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Crivitz?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Crivitz, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.6 |
| February | 73% | 2.6 |
| March | 73% | 3.8 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 72% | 6.0 |
| July | 78% | 6.1 |
| August | 76% | 5.1 |
| September | 73% | 3.9 |
| October | 65% | 2.5 |
| November | 61% | 1.5 |
| December | 56% | 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 Crivitz need?
A normal year in Crivitz brings 8,876 heating degree days, 65% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 286 cooling degree days, 69% 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 1,842 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,596 | 0 |
| February | 1,358 | 0 |
| March | 1,166 | 0 |
| April | 760 | 1 |
| May | 385 | 14 |
| June | 129 | 57 |
| July | 53 | 110 |
| August | 72 | 83 |
| September | 272 | 20 |
| October | 649 | 1 |
| November | 1,025 | 0 |
| December | 1,412 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,876 | 286 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00471897. 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 Crivitz been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 46.8°F, 5.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 41.3°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.2°F | +2.9°F | 26.51 | 57.2 |
| 2022 | 42.2°F | +0.9°F | 32.47 | 53.2 |
| 2023 | 45.1°F | +3.8°F | 33.84 | 60.3 |
| 2024 | 46.8°F | +5.5°F | 34.47 | 42.0 |
Over 38 complete years from 1950 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.6°F per century (+0.25°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00471897; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Crivitz's climate compare?
Crivitz is warmer than 15 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 28. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.3°F is warmer than 8%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Crivitz 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.
Questions about Crivitz's climate
What is the coldest month in Crivitz?
January, with a normal high of 23°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow in Crivitz?
Yes: 58 inches in a normal year, falling on 32 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (14.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Crivitz?
June, with 3.93 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.32 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Crivitz in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Crivitz in zone 4b in ZIP code 54114, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Crivitz?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 26; in one year in ten it comes after June 11. Waiting until June 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lakewood, WI15 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Goodman, WI20 miles from this station, 41.3°F a year
- Stephenson, MI24 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
- Suring, WI27 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
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