Hingham, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hingham's normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 34.6 inches of precipitation and 49 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.7°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 27°C, 878 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHingham Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00473661
- Location43.64°N 87.91°W
- Elevation763 ft (233 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)927
On October 14, the normal high in Hingham is 59°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hingham.
- Jan 27° 12°
- Feb 30° 14°
- Mar 41° 24°
- Apr 53° 34°
- May 66° 45°
- Jun 75° 55°
- Jul 80° 61°
- Aug 78° 60°
- Sep 71° 52°
- Oct 58° 40°
- Nov 44° 29°
- Dec 33° 19°
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 Hingham each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.28 in), the least in January (1.72 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 12°F | 19.4°F | 1.72 | 11.2 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 30°F | 14°F | 22.4°F | 1.84 | 14.2 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 41°F | 24°F | 32.3°F | 2.09 | 6.6 | 9 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 34°F | 43.7°F | 3.78 | 2.2 | 11 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 66°F | 45°F | 55.3°F | 3.98 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 75°F | 55°F | 65.2°F | 4.28 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 80°F | 61°F | 70.5°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 78°F | 60°F | 69.0°F | 3.47 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 52°F | 61.5°F | 2.73 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 40°F | 49.2°F | 2.85 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 44°F | 29°F | 36.7°F | 2.08 | 1.4 | 8 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 19°F | 25.7°F | 2.14 | 13.0 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 37°F | 45.9°F | 34.57 | 48.6 | 125 | 6 | 148 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −11°C | −7.0°C | 44 mm | 28 cm |
| February | −1°C | −10°C | −5.3°C | 47 mm | 36 cm |
| March | 5°C | −5°C | 0.2°C | 53 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 12°C | 1°C | 6.5°C | 96 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 12.9°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 18.4°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 16°C | 21.4°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 15°C | 20.6°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 11°C | 16.4°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 5°C | 9.6°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 7°C | −2°C | 2.6°C | 53 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 0°C | −7°C | −3.5°C | 54 mm | 33 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00473661; 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 Hingham?
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 (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 USC00473661.
When is the last frost in Hingham?
In Hingham, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 3 in half of years and after May 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before October 2 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 31 year in 10 after May 18; 9 in 10 after April 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 2; 9 in 10 before October 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 165 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 189 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 20 in half of springs and before October 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hingham in zone 5b in ZIP code 53093. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Hingham's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (17 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 USC00473661; 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 Hingham?
In a normal year in Hingham, 6 days a year reach 90°F, 148 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 125 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 148a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 63high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 125a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00473661.
How sunny is Hingham?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hingham, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (53%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54% | 1.4 |
| February | 60% | 2.3 |
| March | 66% | 3.5 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 75% | 6.0 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 79% | 5.2 |
| September | 77% | 4.2 |
| October | 67% | 2.6 |
| November | 62% | 1.7 |
| December | 53% | 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 Hingham need?
A normal year in Hingham brings 7,417 heating degree days, 38% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 491 cooling degree days, 46% 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 2,387 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,413 | 0 |
| February | 1,193 | 0 |
| March | 1,014 | 0 |
| April | 641 | 2 |
| May | 317 | 16 |
| June | 83 | 88 |
| July | 17 | 188 |
| August | 22 | 146 |
| September | 152 | 48 |
| October | 495 | 4 |
| November | 851 | 0 |
| December | 1,220 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,417 | 491 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00473661. 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 Hingham's climate compare?
Hingham is warmer than 104 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 79. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.9°F is warmer than 23%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hingham 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 Hingham 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.
- Oostburg, WI3,059 people · 6 mi E
- Gibbsville, WI557 people · 4 mi E
- Adell, WI488 people · 2 mi SW
- Waldo, WI480 people · 3 mi NW
- Batavia, WI242 people · 8 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 Hingham's climate
What is the coldest month in Hingham?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Hingham?
Yes: 49 inches in a normal year, falling on 29 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (14.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Hingham?
June, with 4.28 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.72 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hingham in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hingham in zone 5b in ZIP code 53093. By the same method at Hingham's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Hingham?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 3; 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
- Plymouth, WI7 miles from this station, 45.7°F a year
- Belgium, WI9 miles from this station, 45.1°F a year
- Sheboygan, WI9 miles from this station, 45.2°F a year
- Port Washington, WI17 miles from this station, 46.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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