Peshtigo, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Peshtigo's normal year runs from 9°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 33.4 inches of precipitation and 49 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.5°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 27°C, 848 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPeshtigo
- Station IDUSC00476510
- Location45.03°N 87.74°W
- Elevation600 ft (183 m)
- Population3,409
On October 23, the normal high in Peshtigo is 54°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 34%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Peshtigo.
- Jan 26° 9°
- Feb 29° 10°
- Mar 39° 19°
- Apr 52° 30°
- May 65° 43°
- Jun 75° 53°
- Jul 80° 57°
- Aug 78° 55°
- Sep 71° 48°
- Oct 57° 37°
- Nov 43° 27°
- Dec 31° 16°
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 Peshtigo each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 9°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.84 in), the least in February (1.17 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F | 9°F | 17.4°F | 1.57 | 13.5 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 10°F | 19.5°F | 1.17 | 10.6 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 19°F | 29.0°F | 1.85 | 6.3 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 30°F | 40.8°F | 3.02 | 4.4 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 43°F | 54.0°F | 3.66 | 0.1 | 12 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 53°F | 63.9°F | 3.84 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 80°F | 57°F | 68.5°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 78°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 3.52 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 48°F | 59.3°F | 3.46 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 37°F | 47.0°F | 3.39 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 27°F | 35.0°F | 2.33 | 2.0 | 8 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 31°F | 16°F | 23.6°F | 1.92 | 11.9 | 9 | <1 | 29 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 34°F | 43.7°F | 33.37 | 48.9 | 113 | 3 | 172 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −13°C | −8.1°C | 40 mm | 34 cm |
| February | −2°C | −12°C | −6.9°C | 30 mm | 27 cm |
| March | 4°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 47 mm | 16 cm |
| April | 11°C | −1°C | 4.9°C | 77 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 18°C | 6°C | 12.2°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 17.7°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 14°C | 20.3°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 9°C | 15.2°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 3°C | 8.3°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 6°C | −3°C | 1.7°C | 59 mm | 5 cm |
| December | −1°C | −9°C | −4.7°C | 49 mm | 30 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00476510; 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 Peshtigo?
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 USC00476510.
When is the last frost in Peshtigo?
In Peshtigo, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 11 in half of years and after May 26 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 111 year in 10 after May 26; 9 in 10 after April 29
- 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 145 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 169 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Peshtigo in zone 5b in ZIP code 54143, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Peshtigo's NOAA station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (18 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wisconsin · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00476510; 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 Peshtigo?
In a normal year in Peshtigo, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 172 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 113 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 172a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 71high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 113a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 17a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00476510.
How sunny is Peshtigo?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Peshtigo, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (54%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56% | 1.3 |
| February | 62% | 2.2 |
| March | 67% | 3.4 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 71% | 5.6 |
| June | 75% | 6.1 |
| July | 80% | 6.2 |
| August | 78% | 5.2 |
| September | 75% | 4.0 |
| October | 64% | 2.4 |
| November | 58% | 1.4 |
| December | 54% | 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 Peshtigo need?
A normal year in Peshtigo brings 8,068 heating degree days, 50% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 348 cooling degree days, 62% 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 2,067 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,477 | 0 |
| February | 1,272 | 0 |
| March | 1,116 | 0 |
| April | 725 | 0 |
| May | 353 | 11 |
| June | 96 | 63 |
| July | 31 | 140 |
| August | 47 | 98 |
| September | 206 | 35 |
| October | 561 | 1 |
| November | 902 | 0 |
| December | 1,283 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,068 | 348 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00476510. 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 Peshtigo been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 44.4°F, 0.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.6°F | +1.9°F | 28.68 | 52.6 |
| 2022 | 43.4°F | −0.3°F | 35.74 | 42.5 |
| 2023 | 46.1°F | +2.4°F | 30.89 | 51.3 |
| 2024 | 47.5°F | +3.8°F | 39.95 | 39.0 |
| 2025 | 44.4°F | +0.7°F | 29.40 | 45.2 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00476510. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Peshtigo's climate compare?
Peshtigo is warmer than 49 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 46. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.7°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Peshtigo 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.
Questions about Peshtigo's climate
What is the coldest month in Peshtigo?
January, with a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 9°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Peshtigo?
Yes: 49 inches in a normal year, falling on 25 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (13.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Peshtigo?
June, with 3.84 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.17 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Peshtigo in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Peshtigo in zone 5b in ZIP code 54143, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Peshtigo's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come in Peshtigo?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 11; in one year in ten it comes after May 26. Waiting until May 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Marinette, WI7 miles from this station, 44.7°F a year
- Oconto, WI14 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
- Sturgeon Bay, WI22 miles from this station, 44.0°F a year
- Stephenson, MI25 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
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