Steuben, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Steuben's normal year runs from 8°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 37.4 inches of precipitation and 36 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.3°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 28°C, 950 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSteuben (4 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00478164
- Location43.13°N 90.84°W
- Elevation1,015 ft (309 m)
- Population115
On October 23, the normal high in Steuben is 57°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Steuben.
- Jan 27° 8°
- Feb 32° 12°
- Mar 44° 24°
- Apr 58° 36°
- May 69° 48°
- Jun 78° 58°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 61°
- Sep 73° 52°
- Oct 61° 40°
- Nov 45° 27°
- Dec 33° 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 Steuben each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 8°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.50 in), the least in February (1.22 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 8°F | 17.6°F | 1.24 | 10.0 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 32°F | 12°F | 22.0°F | 1.22 | 9.5 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 44°F | 24°F | 34.1°F | 2.10 | 5.5 | 7 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 36°F | 47.1°F | 4.05 | 1.4 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 58.6°F | 4.59 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 78°F | 58°F | 68.2°F | 5.50 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 62°F | 72.0°F | 4.35 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 80°F | 61°F | 70.4°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 73°F | 52°F | 62.4°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 40°F | 50.4°F | 2.76 | 0.2 | 7 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 27°F | 36.2°F | 2.20 | 1.8 | 6 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 33°F | 16°F | 24.4°F | 1.55 | 7.9 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 37°F | 46.9°F | 37.41 | 36.3 | 91 | 10 | 139 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −13°C | −8.0°C | 31 mm | 25 cm |
| February | 0°C | −11°C | −5.6°C | 31 mm | 24 cm |
| March | 7°C | −5°C | 1.2°C | 53 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 14°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 103 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 21°C | 9°C | 14.8°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 15°C | 20.1°C | 140 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.2°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 16.9°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 5°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7°C | −3°C | 2.3°C | 56 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 1°C | −9°C | −4.2°C | 39 mm | 20 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00478164; 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 Steuben?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, July 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 USC00478164.
When is the last frost in Steuben?
In Steuben, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 5 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
- April 221 year in 10 after May 8; 9 in 10 after April 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 179 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 201 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 10 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Steuben in zone 5a in ZIP code 54657.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wisconsin · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00478164; 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 Steuben?
In a normal year in Steuben, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 139 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 91 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 139a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 56high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 91a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 12a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00478164.
How sunny is Steuben?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Steuben, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 1.8 |
| February | 75% | 2.9 |
| March | 72% | 3.9 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 74% | 6.1 |
| July | 80% | 6.2 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 77% | 4.2 |
| October | 69% | 2.8 |
| November | 67% | 1.8 |
| December | 62% | 1.4 |
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 Steuben need?
A normal year in Steuben brings 7,184 heating degree days, 34% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 634 cooling degree days, 30% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,748 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,470 | 0 |
| February | 1,205 | 0 |
| March | 958 | 0 |
| April | 539 | 2 |
| May | 233 | 33 |
| June | 36 | 131 |
| July | 7 | 222 |
| August | 13 | 179 |
| September | 141 | 62 |
| October | 459 | 5 |
| November | 864 | 0 |
| December | 1,259 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,184 | 634 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00478164. 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 Steuben been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 49.6°F, 2.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.9°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45.9°F | −1.0°F | 36.11 | 27.8 |
| 2023 | 49.6°F | +2.8°F | 28.76 | 30.2 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00478164. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Steuben's climate compare?
Steuben is warmer than 137 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 131. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.9°F is warmer than 27%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Steuben is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Steuben 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.
- Wauzeka, WI620 people · 5 mi SW
- Woodman, WI118 people · 3 mi SE
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 Steuben's climate
What is the coldest month in Steuben?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 8°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Steuben?
Yes: 36 inches in a normal year, falling on 18 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (10.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Steuben?
June, with 5.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.22 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Steuben in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Steuben in zone 5a in ZIP code 54657.
How late can frost come in Steuben?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 8. Waiting until May 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Boscobel, WI8 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Gays Mills, WI12 miles from this station, 46.5°F a year
- Lynxville, WI14 miles from this station, 47.4°F a year
- Prairie du Chien, WI16 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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