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Wausau city, Wisconsin

Official LSAD Designation: Wausau city • Census GEOID: 5584475 • Marathon County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Wausau city.

Reference Weather Station: WAUSAU DWTN AP, WI US (ID: USW00014897) • Located 2.7 miles from community center • Elevation: 360.0 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 22.8° 6.7° 14.8° 1.20"
February 27.4° 9.5° 18.5° 1.08"
March 39.6° 20.6° 30.1° 1.83"
April 53.7° 32.4° 43.1° 3.12"
May 67.1° 44.6° 55.8° 3.79"
June 76.2° 54.5° 65.4° 4.67"
July 80.3° 58.7° 69.5° 3.86"
August 77.9° 56.9° 67.4° 4.07"
September 69.8° 48.6° 59.2° 3.83"
October 55.7° 37.0° 46.3° 3.07"
November 40.4° 25.2° 32.8° 1.85"
December 27.9° 13.5° 20.7° 1.54"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station WAUSAU DWTN AP, WI US (ID: USW00014897) • 2.7 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at WAUSAU DWTN AP, WI US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 28.0 36.3 44.5 52.8 61.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 45.7°F 2011: Annual mean 44.1°F 2012: Annual mean 47.8°F 2013: Annual mean 42.1°F 2014: Annual mean 40.1°F 2015: Annual mean 45.2°F 2016: Annual mean 46.8°F 2017: Annual mean 44.3°F 2018: Annual mean 43.3°F 2019: Annual mean 41.7°F 2020: Annual mean 44.5°F 2021: Annual mean 47.4°F 2022: Annual mean 44.5°F 2023: Annual mean 47.2°F 2024: Annual mean 48.0°F 2025: Annual mean 44.6°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 55.1°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 53.0°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 58.1°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 51.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 49.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 54.6°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 55.9°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 53.4°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 52.4°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 50.3°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 53.5°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 57.2°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 54.0°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 56.6°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 57.5°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 54.3°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 36.3°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 35.1°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 37.6°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 32.8°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 31.0°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 35.8°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 37.8°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 35.2°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 34.3°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 33.0°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 35.5°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 37.6°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 35.1°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 37.9°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 38.4°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 35.0°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 45.7 55.1 36.3
2011 44.1 53.0 35.1
2012 47.8 58.1 37.6
2013 42.1 51.5 32.8
2014 40.1 49.2 31.0
2015 45.2 54.6 35.8
2016 46.8 55.9 37.8
2017 44.3 53.4 35.2
2018 43.3 52.4 34.3
2019 41.7 50.3 33.0
2020 44.5 53.5 35.5
2021 47.4 57.2 37.6
2022 44.5 54.0 35.1
2023 47.2 56.6 37.9
2024 48.0 57.5 38.4
2025 44.6 54.3 35.0
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.