The climate of La Crosse (Wisconsin
- United States of America)
La Crosse is a small city located in the western part of the state of
Wisconsin on the banks of the Mississippi River. La Crosse is a
typical university city. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the
Viterbo University and Western Technical College are situated here.
The city was founded during the second half of the 19th century.
However, remains of an earlier civilization have been found. The first
settlers were mainly Germans. Nowadays it is a very diverse city. The
shopping malls attract many people who live in the region. La Crosse
has a moderate continental climate with cold winters and pleasantly
warm summers. Summers are short, but pleasant. During the summer
temperatures may even reach tropical values. Most precipitation can be
recorded during the end of summer. Because of this humidity figures
may be high. Winters are very cold. During the winter temperatures
hardly rise above freezing point.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for La Crosse:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-4
-15
5
9
n/a
February
-1
-12
7
8
n/a
March
6
-5
7
10
n/a
April
15
2
8
11
n/a
May
22
8
9
11
n/a
June
27
14
10
11
n/a
July
29
16
10
10
n/a
August
28
15
9
10
n/a
September
22
10
7
10
n/a
October
16
4
6
9
n/a
November
6
-3
4
9
n/a
December
-2
-11
4
9
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
