Stoughton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Stoughton, Wisconsin: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at STOUGHTON WWTP, 2 km from Stoughton; records cover 1949–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 37.8 in960 mm
- Snow a year
- 36 in90 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 10
- Heating degree days
- 7,283
- Cooling degree days
- 626
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −11°−24° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Stoughton in January
Highs average 27°−3° and lows 10°−12°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation and 10 in26 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 56°13° (1967)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 1443
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Stoughton in February
Highs average 31°0° and lows 13°−11°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation and 11 in27 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2024)
- Record low
- −33°−36° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 1205
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Stoughton in March
Highs average 44°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation and 5 in11 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1986)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 978
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Stoughton in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1980)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 578
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Stoughton in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 46°8°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2018)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 260
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Stoughton in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 45
- Cooling degree days
- 136
Stoughton in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 222
Stoughton in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 169
Stoughton in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 50°10°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1978)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 145
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Stoughton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 61°16° and lows 39°4°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1982)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 480
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Stoughton in November
Highs average 46°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1950)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 864
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Stoughton in December
Highs average 33°0° and lows 16°−9°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation and 8 in19 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2001)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1258
- Cooling degree days
- 0