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Milwaukee, WI weather averages

NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Milwaukee Mitchell Ap, 8.8 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.

Quick answer

Milwaukee averages a daily high of 55.6°F and a daily low of 40.1°F across the year, with 34.76 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 80.1°F and January the coldest at 15.6°F.

Average annual high
55.6°FWarmest month July
Average annual low
40.1°FColdest month January
Precipitation per year
34.76 inWettest month August
Snowfall per year
46.9 in125.5 days at or below 32°F

Milwaukee weather month by month

Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip inSnow inRange
January28.915.61.7614.715.6 to 28.9 degrees
February32.519.31.659.819.3 to 32.5 degrees
March42.427.72.27727.7 to 42.4 degrees
April53.837.33.56237.3 to 53.8 degrees
May64.946.53.40.146.5 to 64.9 degrees
June75.357.13.9057.1 to 75.3 degrees
July80.163.53.67063.5 to 80.1 degrees
August78.5633.97063 to 78.5 degrees
September71.354.93.18054.9 to 71.3 degrees
October59.343.22.650.343.2 to 59.3 degrees
November46322.712.432 to 46 degrees
December32.820.12.0410.620.1 to 32.8 degrees

Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014839, Milwaukee Mitchell Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals

How to read Milwaukee climate normals

What a climate normal is, and what it is not.

A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Milwaukee Mitchell Ap, 8.8 km from the centre of Milwaukee. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Milwaukee sees about 7 days a year at or above 90°F and about 69.1 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.

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