Climate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Climate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a prime example of a humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification "Dfa"), with wide variations in temperature and precipitation in short periods of time as well as four distinct seasons. The city's climate is also strongly influenced by nearby Lake Michigan, which creates almost two entirely different climates within the Milwaukee area. The Urban heat island effect also plays a large role in the citys climate, insulating it from winter cold (at least compared to rural areas in Wisconsin), but exacerbating summer heat. The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha Metropolitan Area is the second coldest in the entire country with a mean annual temperature of 48.27°F (9.04°C) (coldest being the Minneapolis-St.Paul Metropolitan Area in the neighboring state of Minnesota).

Temperatures

Due to the city's location in the Midwestern United States, Milwaukee experiences a continental climate with wide variations in temperatures over short periods, especially in spring and autumn. The warmest month of the year is July, when the average high temperature is 81 °F (27 °C), and the overnight low is 63 °F (17 °C)Average and record temperatures and precipitation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Weather Channel. [http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/53201] ] . The coldest month of the year is January, when the average high temperature is only 28 °F (-2 °C). Low temperatures in January average 13 °F (-11 °C).

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