Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Platteville features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (31 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -25 °C (-13 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 346 mm (13.6 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Platteville enjoys an average of 3448 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 20 minutes to 14 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Platteville are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 °C (72 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 1 °C (31 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Platteville experiences 115 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 128 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 17°C (64°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean maximum | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Average high | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (31°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Average low | -6°C (21°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (2°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
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Platteville usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 8 rainy days and 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Platteville are January, February and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 44 (1.8) | 34 (1.3) | 91 (3.6) | 30 (1.2) | 28 (1.1) | 32 (1.3) | 17 (0.6) | 23 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Platteville are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Platteville: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 184 | 233 | 281 | 294 | 313 | 366 | 376 | 347 | 301 | 268 | 246 | 235 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 40m | 10h 41m | 11h 58m | 13h 18m | 14h 25m | 14h 58m | 14h 40m | 13h 40m | 12h 24m | 11h 4m | 9h 55m | 9h 20m |
Platteville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Platteville UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |