Rhinelander Oneida, WI Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Rhinelander Oneida's primary NOAA station, RHINELANDER ONEIDA AP.
The climate verdict for Rhinelander Oneida
Rhinelander Oneida, Wisconsin has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 41°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 41°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 29.6"
- annual precipitation
- 120 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Rhinelander Oneida: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00004803 · Rhinelander Oneida, WI 41°F mean · 29.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 41°F
- RANK-COOL #549
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sandstone
- PRCP-MID 29.6"
- SWING-WIDE 54°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,832 HDD
- STN-1 USW00004803
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Sandstone, MN (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WI station list.
- Hot Hayward, WI 42°F
- Rhinelander One… (this station) 41°F
- Cold Chester, MT 41°F
- Near Sandstone, MN 41°F
- Near Superior, WI 41°F
Climate Living Index · Rhinelander Oneida
Rhinelander Oneida: 27/100 · grade F
Rhinelander Oneida publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Rhinelander Oneida, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 29.6 in · 5.4 from 35 in | 81/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 186 calendar days | 22/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 41.4°F · 26.1° from 67.5°F | 8/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 120 days/year | 7/100 · F |
Rhinelander Oneida · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Rhinelander Oneida is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 13.1°F and warmest-month mean 67.1°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 67.1°F
- Coldest month
- 13.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Rhinelander Oneida sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Rhinelander Oneida's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 92%
- Among 6,861 stations, Rhinelander Oneida sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 40th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Rhinelander Oneida is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Rhinelander Oneida compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Rhinelander Oneida's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F (-5°C) | 4°F (-16°C) | 13°F (-10°C) | 0.8" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 27°F (-3°C) | 6°F (-15°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 0.8" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 39°F (4°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 1.5" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 52°F (11°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 2.6" | 20.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.4" | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| June | 76°F (24°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.9" | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| July | 80°F (27°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| August | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 3.1" | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| September | 69°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.5" | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| October | 55°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 3.0" | 14.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 39°F (4°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 1.8" | 24.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 27°F (-3°C) | 11°F (-12°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 1.2" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 80°F around July 17, short of 90°F on every date, while 186 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 3°F near January 24.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 24, then returns to freezing around October 22, covering 186 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 28, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 5 at 29%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 131 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Rhinelander Oneida.
Where Rhinelander Oneida Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 186 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Rhinelander Oneida earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.0 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
13.5 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
Rhinelander Oneida runs a summer-peaked wet season
37% of Rhinelander Oneida's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 4.0", on a wide 54°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, June, September, taking 39% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.8".
- Winter share: 10% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Rhinelander Oneida's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 131 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 29.6" between them, or roughly 0.23 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 26
50% probability date
Growing Season
120 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,832
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
283
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WI closest to Rhinelander Oneida on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (41°F here).
- Angel Fire, NM 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Fargo, ND 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Lisbon, ND 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Moose Lake, MN 41°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (29.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Lytle, TX 29.6" · 0.0" off
- Cambridge, MN 29.7" · 0.0" off
- Hartington, NE 29.6" · 0.0" off
- Salina, KS 29.7" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Rhinelander Oneida's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Rhinelander Oneida's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,832 annual heating degree days against 283 for cooling. Its 54.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 120 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Rhinelander Oneida's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 54.0°F. The annual average is 41°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Rhinelander Oneida's 29.6 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Rhinelander Oneida's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Rhinelander Oneida, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Rhinelander Oneida's primary station: RHINELANDER ONEIDA AP (USW00004803). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Rhinelander Oneida; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Rhinelander Oneida comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.