Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Park Falls United States

In Park Falls, the summers are long, comfortable, wet, and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 5°F to 78°F and is rarely below -16°F or above 86°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Park Falls for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 16 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 67°F. The hottest month of the year in Park Falls is July, with an average high of 77°F and low of 60°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 24 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 34°F. The coldest month of the year in Park Falls is January, with an average low of 6°F and high of 23°F.

In Park Falls, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Park Falls begins around May 17 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around October 23.

The clearest month of the year in Park Falls is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 23 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around May 17.

The cloudiest month of the year in Park Falls is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 73% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Park Falls varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.2 months, from April 11 to October 16, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Park Falls is June, with an average of 12.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.8 months, from October 16 to April 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Park Falls is February, with an average of 3.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Park Falls changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.5 months, from March 11 to November 26. The month with the most days of rain alone in Park Falls is June, with an average of 12.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.4 months, from November 26 to March 11. The month with the most days of snow alone in Park Falls is January, with an average of 2.8 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Park Falls experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from March 6 to December 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Park Falls is June, with an average rainfall of 3.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from December 6 to March 6. The month with the least rain in Park Falls is January, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Park Falls experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from October 18 to May 4, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Park Falls is December, with an average snowfall of 6.1 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from May 4 to October 18. The least snow falls around July 15, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Park Falls varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 39 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:10 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 34 minutes later at 7:44 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:16 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 40 minutes later at 8:56 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Park Falls during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Park Falls experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from June 10 to September 12, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 3% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Park Falls is July, with 3.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 29, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Park Falls experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from October 16 to May 10, with average wind speeds of more than 7.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Park Falls is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.2 months, from May 10 to October 16. The calmest month of the year in Park Falls is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Park Falls varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.3 months, from February 24 to May 1, with a peak percentage of 33% on April 2. The wind is most often from the south for 2.1 months, from May 1 to July 4 and for 3.1 months, from August 11 to November 13, with a peak percentage of 39% on September 4. The wind is most often from the west for 1.2 months, from July 4 to August 11 and for 3.4 months, from November 13 to February 24, with a peak percentage of 36% on July 31.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Park Falls throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Park Falls for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Park Falls for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Park Falls typically lasts for 4.7 months (146 days), from around May 5 to around September 27, rarely starting before April 18 or after May 22, and rarely ending before September 12 or after October 13.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Park Falls should appear around May 3, only rarely appearing before April 20 or after May 17.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from May 3 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Park Falls is July, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 27 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Park Falls is December, with an average of 1.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Park Falls are 45.934 deg latitude, -90.442 deg longitude, and 1,522 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Park Falls contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 128 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,506 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (318 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,339 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Park Falls is covered by herbaceous vegetation (43%), trees (34%), and artificial surfaces (22%), within 10 miles by trees (50%) and herbaceous vegetation (47%), and within 50 miles by trees (68%) and herbaceous vegetation (22%).