Durand, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Durand's normal year runs from 5°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 35.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.3°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 28°C, 894 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDurand
- Station IDUSC00472279
- Location44.62°N 91.98°W
- Elevation705 ft (215 m)
- Population1,873
On October 22, the normal high in Durand is 56°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Durand.
- Jan 25° 5°
- Feb 29° 8°
- Mar 42° 21°
- Apr 56° 34°
- May 68° 47°
- Jun 78° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 73° 50°
- Oct 59° 38°
- Nov 43° 25°
- Dec 30° 13°
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 Durand each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 5°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.11 in), the least in January (1.13 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°F | 5°F | 14.6°F | 1.13 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 8°F | 18.4°F | 1.17 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 42°F | 21°F | 31.6°F | 2.06 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 34°F | 44.9°F | 3.31 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 57.4°F | 4.22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 78°F | 57°F | 67.3°F | 5.11 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 82°F | 61°F | 71.5°F | 3.91 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 80°F | 59°F | 69.7°F | 4.51 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 73°F | 50°F | 61.7°F | 3.76 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 59°F | 38°F | 48.7°F | 2.72 | 10 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 25°F | 33.9°F | 1.81 | 6 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 30°F | 13°F | 21.6°F | 1.48 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 35°F | 45.1°F | 35.19 | 107 | 8 | 159 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −15°C | −9.7°C | 29 mm |
| February | −1°C | −14°C | −7.6°C | 30 mm |
| March | 6°C | −6°C | −0.2°C | 52 mm |
| April | 13°C | 1°C | 7.2°C | 84 mm |
| May | 20°C | 8°C | 14.1°C | 107 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 19.6°C | 130 mm |
| July | 28°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 99 mm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 115 mm |
| September | 23°C | 10°C | 16.5°C | 96 mm |
| October | 15°C | 3°C | 9.3°C | 69 mm |
| November | 6°C | −4°C | 1.1°C | 46 mm |
| December | −1°C | −10°C | −5.8°C | 38 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Mondovi (16 miles away), gets 53 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00472279; 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 Durand?
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 USC00472279.
When is the last frost in Durand?
In Durand, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 1 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 26 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 11 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 26; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 162 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 184 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 20 in half of springs and before October 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Durand in zone 4b in ZIP code 54736, 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 USC00472279; 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 Durand?
In a normal year in Durand, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 159 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 107 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
- 159a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 72high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 107a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00472279.
How sunny is Durand?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Durand, 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 Durand need?
A normal year in Durand brings 7,784 heating degree days, 45% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 578 cooling degree days, 36% 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 2,590 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,563 | 0 |
| February | 1,303 | 0 |
| March | 1,035 | 1 |
| April | 604 | 1 |
| May | 263 | 28 |
| June | 44 | 113 |
| July | 8 | 211 |
| August | 19 | 163 |
| September | 154 | 55 |
| October | 511 | 6 |
| November | 933 | 0 |
| December | 1,347 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,784 | 578 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00472279. 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 Durand been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 47.8°F, 2.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 45.1°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.2°F | +2.1°F | 29.70 |
| 2022 | 43.7°F | −1.4°F | 29.30 |
| 2023 | 47.8°F | +2.7°F | 35.56 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00472279. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Durand's climate compare?
Durand is warmer than 81 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 89. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.1°F is warmer than 20%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Durand 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 Durand share this climate record?
3 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.
- Lake City, MN5,306 people · 19 mi SW
- Plum City, WI591 people · 11 mi W
- Arkansaw, WI371 people · 2 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 Durand's climate
What is the coldest month in Durand?
January, with a normal high of 25°F and a normal low of 5°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Durand?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Durand's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Mondovi (16 miles away), records 53 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Durand?
June, with 5.11 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.13 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Durand in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Durand in zone 4b in ZIP code 54736, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Durand?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 1; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mondovi, WI16 miles from this station, 46.7°F a year
- Menomonie, WI18 miles from this station, 44.2°F a year
- Alma, WI21 miles from this station, 45.8°F a year
- Ellsworth, WI25 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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