Stanley, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Stanley's normal year runs from 3°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 32.5 inches of precipitation and 52 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.3°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 27°C, 825 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationStanley Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00478110
- Location44.95°N 90.93°W
- Elevation1,080 ft (329 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population3,778
On October 14, the normal high in Stanley is 58°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Stanley.
- Jan 22° 3°
- Feb 27° 7°
- Mar 40° 20°
- Apr 54° 32°
- May 67° 45°
- Jun 76° 55°
- Jul 80° 59°
- Aug 79° 57°
- Sep 71° 48°
- Oct 57° 36°
- Nov 41° 25°
- 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 Stanley each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 3°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.30 in), the least in January (0.91 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F | 3°F | 12.8°F | 0.91 | 10.7 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 27°F | 7°F | 17.0°F | 1.04 | 10.4 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 40°F | 20°F | 29.6°F | 1.66 | 10.4 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 32°F | 43.3°F | 2.99 | 3.7 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 56.0°F | 3.74 | 0.3 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 76°F | 55°F | 65.6°F | 4.30 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 80°F | 59°F | 69.5°F | 3.76 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 79°F | 57°F | 67.6°F | 4.25 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 48°F | 59.4°F | 3.77 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 36°F | 46.6°F | 2.83 | 1.1 | 10 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 25°F | 32.9°F | 1.94 | 4.0 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 28°F | 12°F | 19.7°F | 1.29 | 11.4 | 9 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 33°F | 43.3°F | 32.48 | 52.0 | 115 | 3 | 175 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −16°C | −10.7°C | 23 mm | 27 cm |
| February | −3°C | −14°C | −8.3°C | 26 mm | 26 cm |
| March | 4°C | −7°C | −1.3°C | 42 mm | 26 cm |
| April | 12°C | 0°C | 6.3°C | 76 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 13.3°C | 95 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 25°C | 13°C | 18.7°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 9°C | 15.2°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 72 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5°C | −4°C | 0.5°C | 49 mm | 10 cm |
| December | −2°C | −11°C | −6.8°C | 33 mm | 29 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00478110; 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 Stanley?
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 (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 USC00478110.
When is the last frost in Stanley?
In Stanley, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 3 in half of years and before September 20 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 71 year in 10 after May 21; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 31 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 147 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 169 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stanley in zone 4b in ZIP code 54768, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Stanley's NOAA station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°F (18 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 USC00478110; 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 Stanley?
In a normal year in Stanley, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 175 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 115 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
- 175a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 82high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 115a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1903) is 113°F, on July 14, 1936; the lowest is −46°F, on January 30, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1938, with 51.83 in; the snowiest season is 1985–86, with 77.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00478110; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00478110. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Stanley?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Stanley, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 1.8 |
| February | 78% | 3.0 |
| March | 75% | 4.0 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 69% | 5.5 |
| June | 73% | 6.0 |
| July | 79% | 6.2 |
| August | 77% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 67% | 2.6 |
| November | 65% | 1.7 |
| December | 61% | 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 Stanley need?
A normal year in Stanley brings 8,298 heating degree days, 54% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 442 cooling degree days, 51% 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 2,274 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,618 | 0 |
| February | 1,344 | 0 |
| March | 1,096 | 0 |
| April | 651 | 1 |
| May | 300 | 20 |
| June | 77 | 96 |
| July | 23 | 164 |
| August | 39 | 119 |
| September | 207 | 39 |
| October | 576 | 4 |
| November | 965 | 0 |
| December | 1,404 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,298 | 442 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00478110. 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 Stanley's climate compare?
Stanley is warmer than 41 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 32. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.3°F is warmer than 13%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Stanley 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 Stanley 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.
- Thorp, WI1,769 people · 6 mi E
- Cadott, WI1,467 people · 11 mi W
- Boyd, WI603 people · 6 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 Stanley's climate
What is the coldest month in Stanley?
January, with a normal high of 22°F and a normal low of 3°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Stanley?
Yes: 52 inches in a normal year, falling on 34 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (11.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Stanley?
June, with 4.30 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Stanley in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Stanley in zone 4b in ZIP code 54768, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Stanley's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come in Stanley?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 21. Waiting until May 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Owen, WI19 miles from this station, 41.7°F a year
- Holcombe, WI21 miles from this station, 42.7°F a year
- Augusta, WI21 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- Jim Falls, WI22 miles from this station, 44.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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