Cumberland, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cumberland's normal year runs from 0°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 33.8 inches of precipitation and 56 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.2°C, January lows of −18°C, July highs of 26°C, 857 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCumberland
- Station IDUSC00471923
- Location45.53°N 92.02°W
- Elevation1,240 ft (378 m)
- Population2,302
On October 23, the normal high in Cumberland is 51°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cumberland.
- Jan 19° 0°
- Feb 24° 3°
- Mar 37° 16°
- Apr 52° 30°
- May 65° 44°
- Jun 75° 55°
- Jul 79° 59°
- Aug 77° 57°
- Sep 69° 48°
- Oct 54° 35°
- Nov 38° 22°
- Dec 24° 9°
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 Cumberland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 0°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.54 in), the least in January (0.95 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°F | 0°F | 9.7°F | 0.95 | 11.4 | 9 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 24°F | 3°F | 13.5°F | 0.99 | 10.6 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 37°F | 16°F | 26.3°F | 1.69 | 9.2 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 30°F | 41.0°F | 2.83 | 4.6 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 44°F | 54.4°F | 3.84 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 55°F | 64.8°F | 4.54 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 79°F | 59°F | 69.2°F | 4.47 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 77°F | 57°F | 67.1°F | 4.40 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 48°F | 58.3°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 54°F | 35°F | 44.5°F | 3.28 | 0.7 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| November | 38°F | 22°F | 30.0°F | 1.86 | 7.1 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 24°F | 9°F | 16.5°F | 1.29 | 11.6 | 9 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 32°F | 41.3°F | 33.75 | 55.6 | 111 | 4 | 169 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7°C | −18°C | −12.4°C | 24 mm | 29 cm |
| February | −4°C | −16°C | −10.3°C | 25 mm | 27 cm |
| March | 3°C | −9°C | −3.2°C | 43 mm | 23 cm |
| April | 11°C | −1°C | 5.0°C | 72 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18°C | 7°C | 12.4°C | 98 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 18.2°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 14°C | 19.5°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 9°C | 14.6°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | 2°C | 6.9°C | 83 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 3°C | −6°C | −1.1°C | 47 mm | 18 cm |
| December | −4°C | −13°C | −8.6°C | 33 mm | 29 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00471923; 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 Cumberland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, September 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 USC00471923.
When is the last frost in Cumberland?
In Cumberland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 5 in half of years and after May 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 4 in half of years and before September 23 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 51 year in 10 after May 18; 9 in 10 after April 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 41 year in 10 before September 23; 9 in 10 before October 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 152 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 172 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 25 in half of springs and before October 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cumberland in zone 4b in ZIP code 54829, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Cumberland's NOAA station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (26 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wisconsin · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00471923; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Cumberland?
In a normal year in Cumberland, 4 days a year reach 90°F, 169 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 111 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 169a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 88high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 111a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1931) is 107°F, on July 13, 1936; the lowest is −52°F, on February 16, 1936.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1968, with 48.67 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 102.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00471923; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00471923. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Cumberland?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cumberland, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 1.8 |
| February | 79% | 2.9 |
| March | 74% | 3.9 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 6.0 |
| July | 80% | 6.3 |
| August | 78% | 5.2 |
| September | 75% | 4.0 |
| October | 67% | 2.6 |
| November | 65% | 1.6 |
| December | 61% | 1.2 |
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 Cumberland need?
A normal year in Cumberland brings 8,984 heating degree days, 67% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 378 cooling degree days, 58% 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 2,114 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,714 | 0 |
| February | 1,442 | 0 |
| March | 1,200 | 0 |
| April | 720 | 0 |
| May | 344 | 14 |
| June | 84 | 78 |
| July | 21 | 152 |
| August | 41 | 106 |
| September | 229 | 28 |
| October | 635 | 1 |
| November | 1,050 | 0 |
| December | 1,504 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,984 | 378 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00471923. 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 Cumberland been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 42.8°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 41.3°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43.7°F | +2.4°F | 27.59 | 47.2 |
| 2022 | 40.1°F | −1.2°F | 34.30 | 68.0 |
| 2023 | 44.1°F | +2.8°F | 35.00 | 66.8 |
| 2024 | 45.8°F | +4.5°F | 33.91 | 30.5 |
| 2025 | 42.8°F | +1.5°F | 35.01 | 55.8 |
Over 72 complete years from 1936 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.3°F per century (+0.18°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00471923; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cumberland's climate compare?
Cumberland is warmer than 15 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 50. 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, Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.
- Turtle Lake, WI1,036 people · 12 mi SW
- Almena, WI740 people · 8 mi S
- Haugen, WI253 people · 13 mi NE
- Barronett, WI68 people · 7 mi N
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 Cumberland's climate
What is the coldest month in Cumberland?
January, with a normal high of 19°F and a normal low of 0°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Cumberland?
Yes: 56 inches in a normal year, falling on 31 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (11.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Cumberland?
June, with 4.54 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.95 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cumberland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cumberland in zone 4b in ZIP code 54829, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Cumberland's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come in Cumberland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 5; in one year in ten it comes after May 18. Waiting until May 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Rice Lake, WI14 miles from this station, 43.0°F a year
- Spooner, WI21 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Luck, WI22 miles from this station, 44.1°F a year
- Ridgeland, WI23 miles from this station, 42.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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