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Weather in Manitowoc Rapids, WI · National Weather Service + NOAA

Manitowoc Rapids has milder winters than most of Wisconsin

Manitowoc Rapids has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 44°, and lows to 29°.

Winter 29°/15°Spring 52°/34°Summer 77°/57°Fall 57°/40°
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Sunrise 7:30 am · sunset 5:38 pm

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What stands out about Manitowoc Rapids’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of WisconsinJanuary nights average 12°, milder than 1,867 of 2,050 Wisconsin towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 79°, cooler than 93% of U.S. towns.Less snow than most of WisconsinAbout 35 inches a winter, less than 1,966 of 2,046 Wisconsin towns.A long growing season171 frost-free days, from Apr 30 to Oct 20.
A normal year

Where today sits in Manitowoc Rapids’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
29° / 15°
10 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
52° / 34°
Last frost around Apr 30
Summer
77° / 57°
3 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
57° / 40°
First frost around Oct 20
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 20). Last frost next spring: Apr 30
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Manitowoc Rapids get?About 35 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 4.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.6° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Manitowoc Rapids itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Manitowoc, WI (5 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.