Mineral Point weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Mineral Point, Wisconsin: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Dodgeville Wwtp, 12 km from Mineral Point; records cover 1896–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 39.6 in1007 mm
- Snow a year
- 41 in104 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 5
- Heating degree days
- 7,541
- Cooling degree days
- 529
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −12°−24° (heating, 99%) and 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Mineral Point in January
Highs average 26°−3° and lows 9°−13°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation and 10 in26 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 58°14° (1967)
- Record low
- −33°−36° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1474
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Mineral Point in February
Highs average 31°−1° and lows 12°−11°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation and 11 in27 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2017)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1222
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Mineral Point in March
Highs average 43°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1986)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 995
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Mineral Point in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1980)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 596
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Mineral Point in May
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2018)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 279
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Mineral Point in June
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 5.7 in146 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 57
- Cooling degree days
- 111
Mineral Point in July
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°16°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1901)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 192
Mineral Point in August
Highs average 80°26° and lows 58°15°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1896)
- Heating degree days
- 26
- Cooling degree days
- 147
Mineral Point in September
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°10°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1955)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 168
- Cooling degree days
- 45
Mineral Point in OctoberThis month
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1976)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 517
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Mineral Point in November
Highs average 44°7° and lows 26°−3°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1964)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 902
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Mineral Point in December
Highs average 31°0° and lows 16°−9°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation and 10 in26 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 67°19° (2021)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 1291
- Cooling degree days
- 0