Dodge, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Dodge's normal year runs from 8°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 34.4 inches of precipitation and 42 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.2°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 29°C, 874 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDodge
- Station IDUSC00472165
- Location44.13°N 91.55°W
- Elevation685 ft (209 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)220
On October 23, the normal high in Dodge is 58°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Dodge.
- Jan 27° 8°
- Feb 32° 12°
- Mar 46° 24°
- Apr 60° 36°
- May 72° 47°
- Jun 80° 57°
- Jul 84° 61°
- Aug 81° 58°
- Sep 74° 51°
- Oct 61° 39°
- Nov 45° 27°
- Dec 32° 15°
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 Dodge each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 8°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.99 in), the least in January (0.95 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 8°F | 17.4°F | 0.95 | 8.0 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 32°F | 12°F | 22.4°F | 1.05 | 9.5 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 46°F | 24°F | 34.5°F | 1.93 | 6.6 | 7 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 36°F | 47.6°F | 3.72 | 1.7 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 59.0°F | 4.30 | 0.6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 80°F | 57°F | 68.3°F | 4.99 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 84°F | 61°F | 72.0°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 81°F | 58°F | 69.6°F | 4.32 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 51°F | 62.5°F | 3.50 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 61°F | 39°F | 49.9°F | 2.72 | 0.1 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 27°F | 35.6°F | 1.74 | 2.5 | 6 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 32°F | 15°F | 23.3°F | 1.37 | 13.4 | 8 | <1 | 29 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 36°F | 46.8°F | 34.39 | 42.4 | 97 | 11 | 158 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −13°C | −8.1°C | 24 mm | 20 cm |
| February | 0°C | −11°C | −5.3°C | 27 mm | 24 cm |
| March | 8°C | −5°C | 1.4°C | 49 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 15°C | 2°C | 8.7°C | 94 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 22°C | 8°C | 15.0°C | 109 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 20.2°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.2°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 16.9°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 4°C | 9.9°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 7°C | −3°C | 2.0°C | 44 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 0°C | −10°C | −4.8°C | 35 mm | 34 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00472165; 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 Dodge?
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 (8).
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 USC00472165.
When is the last frost in Dodge?
In Dodge, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 5 in half of years and after May 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 5 in half of years and before September 21 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 19; 9 in 10 after April 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 51 year in 10 before September 21; 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 174 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 Dodge in zone 4b in ZIP code 54625, 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 USC00472165; 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 Dodge?
In a normal year in Dodge, 11 days a year reach 90°F, 158 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 97 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 158a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 58high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 97a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 15a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1959) is 104°F, on August 1, 1988; the lowest is −43°F, on January 18, 1967.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1980, with 44.02 in; the snowiest season is 2012–13, with 67.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00472165; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00472165. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Dodge?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Dodge, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 1.8 |
| February | 77% | 2.9 |
| March | 74% | 4.0 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 69% | 5.5 |
| June | 74% | 6.0 |
| July | 80% | 6.3 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 67% | 2.7 |
| November | 65% | 1.7 |
| December | 62% | 1.3 |
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 Dodge need?
A normal year in Dodge brings 7,225 heating degree days, 34% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 647 cooling degree days, 29% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,746 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,474 | 0 |
| February | 1,193 | 0 |
| March | 947 | 1 |
| April | 528 | 6 |
| May | 222 | 36 |
| June | 39 | 136 |
| July | 10 | 226 |
| August | 24 | 167 |
| September | 141 | 68 |
| October | 476 | 7 |
| November | 881 | 0 |
| December | 1,291 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,225 | 647 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00472165. 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.
How does Dodge's climate compare?
Dodge is warmer than 136 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 75. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.8°F is warmer than 27%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Dodge is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Dodge share this climate record?
5 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.
- Goodview, MN4,088 people · 9 mi SW
- Lewiston, MN1,512 people · 19 mi SW
- Stockton, MN829 people · 13 mi SW
- Rollingstone, MN682 people · 13 mi W
- Utica, MN266 people · 22 mi SW
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 Dodge's climate
What is the coldest month in Dodge?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 8°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Dodge?
Yes: 42 inches in a normal year, falling on 19 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (13.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Dodge?
June, with 4.99 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.95 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Dodge in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Dodge in zone 4b in ZIP code 54625, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Dodge?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 5; in one year in ten it comes after May 19. Waiting until May 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Winona, MN7 miles from this station, 48.8°F a year
- Trempealeau, WI11 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Minnesota City, MN13 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Blair, WI19 miles from this station, 44.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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