Racine weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Racine, Wisconsin: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at RACINE WWTP, 3 km from Racine; records cover 1896–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 37 in939 mm
- Snow a year
- 41 in104 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 7,039
- Cooling degree days
- 523
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −4°−20° (heating, 99%) and 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Racine in January
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 15°−10°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 13 in34 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 64°18° (1944)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 1331
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Racine in February
Highs average 32°0° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.9 in49 mm of precipitation and 11 in28 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 67°19° (1976)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1116
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Racine in March
Highs average 41°5° and lows 27°−3°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1986)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 966
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Racine in April
Highs average 51°10° and lows 36°2°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1930)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 644
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Racine in May
Highs average 61°16° and lows 46°8°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1911)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 366
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Racine in June
Highs average 72°22° and lows 56°13°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1934)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 103
- Cooling degree days
- 76
Racine in July
Highs average 79°26° and lows 64°18°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1901)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 198
Racine in August
Highs average 77°25° and lows 63°17°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1918)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Racine in September
Highs average 71°21° and lows 56°13°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1939)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 117
- Cooling degree days
- 60
Racine in OctoberThis month
Highs average 59°15° and lows 43°6°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1963)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 438
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Racine in November
Highs average 46°8° and lows 32°0°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1944)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 784
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Racine in December
Highs average 35°2° and lows 21°−6°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation and 8 in21 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2001)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1150
- Cooling degree days
- 0