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Wisconsin weather by city

VSWeather covers 156 cities and towns in Wisconsin, from Milwaukee (population 569,756) down to Dodgeville (population 5,013). Prairie du Chien is the state's sunniest covered city at 186 sunny days a year. Ashland is its snowiest at 90 in of snow in an average winter. Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Wisconsin climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Prairie du Chien 186 sunny days
  2. 2Platteville 186 sunny days
  3. 3Monroe 185 sunny days
  4. 4River Falls 184 sunny days
  5. 5Marinette 184 sunny days
  6. 6Dodgeville 184 sunny days
  7. 7Hudson 184 sunny days
  8. 8Suamico 183 sunny days
  9. 9Richland Center 183 sunny days
  10. 10La Crosse 183 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Ashland 90 in of snow
  2. 2Rhinelander 78 in of snow
  3. 3Wausau 63 in of snow
  4. 4Weston 63 in of snow
  5. 5Rib Mountain 63 in of snow
  6. 6Rothschild 62 in of snow
  7. 7Kronenwetter 59 in of snow
  8. 8Ashwaubenon 59 in of snow
  9. 9Hobart 58 in of snow
  10. 10Superior 58 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Rhinelander 139 wet days a year
  2. 2Ashland 136 wet days a year
  3. 3Antigo 133 wet days a year
  4. 4Merrill 132 wet days a year
  5. 5Superior 131 wet days a year
  6. 6Marshfield 130 wet days a year
  7. 7Rice Lake 129 wet days a year
  8. 8Kenosha 129 wet days a year
  9. 9Pleasant Prairie 129 wet days a year
  10. 10Bristol 129 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1St. Francis 49 °F average
  2. 2Lake Geneva 49 °F average
  3. 3West Allis 49 °F average
  4. 4Cudahy 49 °F average
  5. 5Kenosha 49 °F average
  6. 6Shorewood 49 °F average
  7. 7Milwaukee 49 °F average
  8. 8Pleasant Prairie 49 °F average
  9. 9Whitefish Bay 49 °F average
  10. 10Glendale 49 °F average

Popular Wisconsin comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Wisconsin cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Wisconsin cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall is anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).