Houlton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Houlton, Wisconsin: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at VADNAIS LAKE, 24 km from Houlton; records cover 1981–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 33.1 in841 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 25
- First fall freeze
- Oct 11
- Heating degree days
- 7,327
- Cooling degree days
- 790
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −18°−28° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Houlton in January
Highs average 25°−4° and lows 8°−13°, with 0.78 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 54°12° (2003)
- Record low
- −37°−38° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1505
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Houlton in February
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 11°−11°, with 0.81 in21 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 63°17° (2024)
- Record low
- −40° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1240
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Houlton in March
Highs average 42°6° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1986)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 988
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Houlton in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 37°3°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1987)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 551
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Houlton in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 50°10°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2018)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 208
- Cooling degree days
- 49
Houlton in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 60°16°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 35
- Cooling degree days
- 167
Houlton in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 64°18°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2001)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 269
Houlton in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 62°17°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2001)
- Record low
- 42°6° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 212
Houlton in September
Highs average 73°23° and lows 54°12°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2023)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 121
- Cooling degree days
- 82
Houlton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 59°15° and lows 42°5°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2025)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 463
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Houlton in November
Highs average 43°6° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.8 in47 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1999)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 885
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Houlton in December
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 16°−9°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 67°19° (1998)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1316
- Cooling degree days
- 0