Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Prairie du Chien features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (21 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -34 °C (-28 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1049 mm (41.3 inches) and receives 114 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Prairie du Chien enjoys an average of 2882 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 2 minutes to 15 hours 17 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Prairie du Chien are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (71 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -2 °C (21 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Prairie du Chien experiences 76 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 126 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (51°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (46°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Average high | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Daily mean | -6°C (21°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average low | -10°C (14°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Mean minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (13°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Minimum | -33°C (-27°F) | -34°C (-28°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -23°C (-8°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States with other places around the world.
Prairie du Chien usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 135 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Prairie du Chien are January, November and December. On average, 43 mm (1.7 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) | 41 (1.6) | 54 (2.1) | 60 (2.4) | 78 (3.1) | 144 (5.6) | 131 (5.1) | 114 (4.5) | 91 (3.6) | 120 (4.7) | 129 (5.1) | 48 (1.9) | 39 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Prairie du Chien are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Prairie du Chien: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126 | 195 | 230 | 232 | 257 | 330 | 358 | 324 | 259 | 197 | 189 | 177 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 24m | 10h 32m | 11h 57m | 13h 25m | 14h 40m | 15h 17m | 14h 57m | 13h 50m | 12h 26m | 10h 58m | 9h 41m | 9h 2m |
Prairie du Chien experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Prairie du Chien UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |