Zip 53590 (Sun Prairie, WI) Climate

Sun Prairie, WI 53590 has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm to hot with temperatures usually reaching the mid-80's, while winters tend to be cold and snowy with temperatures frequently dropping below freezing. The area receives an average of 34 inches of rain and about 39 inches of snow annually. The city experiences all four seasons, with spring bringing mild temperatures and early blooms, summer bringing hot days and beautiful sunsets, fall offering cooler temperatures and brilliant autumn foliage, and winter featuring cold temperatures that are perfect for outdoor activities like skiing or ice skating.

Sun Prairie (zip 53590), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sun Prairie (zip 53590) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Sun Prairie (zip 53590). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sun Prairie (zip 53590) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 53590 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 53590 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sun Prairie, Wisconsin	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 53590 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. In the 53590 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 53590 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 53590 zip code, there are 4.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 53590 zip code with an average of 8.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53590 zip code, there are 158.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

In the 53590 zip code, there are 19.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 53590 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 53590 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.9 inches in the 53590 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 53590 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.9 rainy days annually in the 53590 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 43.0 inches in the 53590 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 53590 zip code with 12.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.