Lakewood, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lakewood's normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 32.8 inches of precipitation and 61 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.3°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 26°C, 832 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLakewood (3 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00474523
- Location45.33°N 88.50°W
- Elevation1,196 ft (365 m)
- Population (census place)297
On October 24, the normal high in Lakewood is 51°F and the normal low 31°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lakewood.
- Jan 23° 4°
- Feb 27° 6°
- Mar 39° 16°
- Apr 52° 28°
- May 66° 40°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 79° 55°
- Aug 76° 53°
- Sep 69° 46°
- Oct 55° 34°
- Nov 40° 23°
- Dec 28° 12°
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 Lakewood 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 (4.30 in), the least in February (1.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 4°F | 13.4°F | 1.31 | 15.7 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 27°F | 6°F | 16.5°F | 1.21 | 10.6 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 16°F | 27.8°F | 1.75 | 11.4 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 28°F | 40.1°F | 3.07 | 5.1 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 40°F | 53.1°F | 3.67 | 0.2 | 11 | <1 | 6 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 51°F | 62.8°F | 4.30 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 79°F | 55°F | 66.8°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 76°F | 53°F | 64.9°F | 3.14 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 46°F | 57.1°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 34°F | 44.4°F | 3.13 | 0.9 | 9 | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| November | 40°F | 23°F | 31.4°F | 2.12 | 4.5 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 28°F | 12°F | 19.9°F | 1.74 | 12.7 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 31°F | 41.5°F | 32.76 | 61.1 | 97 | 5 | 188 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −15°C | −10.3°C | 33 mm | 40 cm |
| February | −3°C | −15°C | −8.6°C | 31 mm | 27 cm |
| March | 4°C | −9°C | −2.3°C | 44 mm | 29 cm |
| April | 11°C | −2°C | 4.5°C | 78 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 93 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 8°C | 13.9°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 1°C | 6.9°C | 80 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4°C | −5°C | −0.3°C | 54 mm | 11 cm |
| December | −2°C | −11°C | −6.7°C | 44 mm | 32 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00474523; 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 Lakewood?
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 USC00474523.
When is the last frost in Lakewood?
In Lakewood, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 22 in half of years and after June 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 in half of years and before September 12 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 221 year in 10 after June 3; 9 in 10 after May 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 12; 9 in 10 before October 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 129 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 151 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 9 in half of springs and before October 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lakewood in zone 4b in ZIP code 54175, 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 USC00474523; 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 Lakewood?
In a normal year in Lakewood, 5 days a year reach 90°F, 188 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 97 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 188a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 77high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 97a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 22a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1968) is 100°F, on July 15, 1995; the lowest is −43°F, on January 17, 1982.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1977, with 42.95 in; the snowiest season is 1970–71, with 105.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00474523; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00474523. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Lakewood?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lakewood, 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 Lakewood need?
A normal year in Lakewood brings 8,787 heating degree days, 64% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 268 cooling degree days, 71% 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 1,845 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,599 | 0 |
| February | 1,358 | 0 |
| March | 1,155 | 0 |
| April | 748 | 1 |
| May | 382 | 13 |
| June | 123 | 59 |
| July | 51 | 105 |
| August | 73 | 69 |
| September | 256 | 20 |
| October | 638 | 1 |
| November | 1,007 | 0 |
| December | 1,398 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,787 | 268 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00474523. 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 Lakewood's climate compare?
Lakewood is warmer than 23 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 36. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.5°F is warmer than 8%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lakewood 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 Lakewood share this climate record?
2 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.
- Mountain, WI253 people · 10 mi S
- Townsend, WI93 people · 5 mi W
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 Lakewood's climate
What is the coldest month in Lakewood?
January, with a normal high of 23°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow in Lakewood?
Yes: 61 inches in a normal year, falling on 25 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (15.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Lakewood?
June, with 4.30 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lakewood in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lakewood in zone 4b in ZIP code 54175, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Lakewood?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 22; in one year in ten it comes after June 3. Waiting until June 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Crivitz, WI15 miles from this station, 41.3°F a year
- Laona, WI17 miles from this station, 39.7°F a year
- Goodman, WI21 miles from this station, 41.3°F a year
- Suring, WI24 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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