Egg Harbor, WI climate
Egg Harbor has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 57 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Egg Harbor feels like
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Egg Harbor weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 12° | 1.6" | 15.6" | 11 | 24 | 8° – 30° |
| February | 29° | 14° | 1.2" | 12.9" | 8 | 26 | 9° – 32° |
| March | 38° | 22° | 1.8" | 8.6" | 9 | 18 | 20° – 43° |
| April | 50° | 32° | 2.9" | 4.0" | 10 | 3 | 33° – 47° |
| May | 62° | 43° | 3.3" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 46° – 59° |
| June | 72° | 53° | 3.7" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 60° – 67° |
| July | 77° | 59° | 3.5" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| August | 76° | 59° | 3.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63° – 71° |
| September | 68° | 51° | 3.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54° – 64° |
| October | 56° | 40° | 3.3" | 0.2" | 11 | 0 | 43° – 54° |
| November | 42° | 30° | 2.2" | 2.4" | 10 | 3 | 28° – 43° |
| December | 31° | 19° | 1.9" | 13.7" | 10 | 16 | 15° – 35° |
| Year | 52° | 36° | 31.9" | 57.4" | 124 | 90 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Egg Harbor
Egg Harbor gets 32 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 124 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 90 days of the year.
About 157 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 8 and the first one by October 13. That leaves about 157 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 74% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Egg Harbor
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Egg Harbor, 96% of that work is heating and 4% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Egg Harbor and its neighbors
Egg Harbor borders 7 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.2°. Peshtigo has both the coldest January nights (12°) and the hottest July afternoons (78°). Egg Harbor’s January low is 12° and its July high 77°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Egg Harbor compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Egg Harbor averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+2.8°). The shift is larger than in 66% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Egg Harbor’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 9° to 32°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Egg Harbor’s climate
What is the coldest month in Egg Harbor?
January, with a typical high of 26° and a low of 12°.
What is the hottest month in Egg Harbor?
July, with a typical high of 77° and a low of 59°. About 2 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Egg Harbor get?
About 57 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Egg Harbor?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 13, and the last spring frost by May 8.
What is the rainiest month in Egg Harbor?
June, with 3.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 32 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Egg Harbor itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI (7 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.