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DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Best Time to Go & Visit & Travel to
Wisconsin
Money Magazine has named Door County one of the
top ten vacation destinations in North America, and each year
around two million visitors visit this peninsula.
With 300 miles
of largely pristine and often excellent shoreline, Door County and its islands offer
plenty of water-based recreation: beach life, sailing, cruising,
fishing, boat rentals, charters, and are undoubtedly a top travel
destination in Wisconsin.
See:
Best time to travel to
Door County
When not to go to Door County
What to visit in Door County
Hotels and flights to Door County
See also:
Best time to visit the Apostle
Islands
Best time to visit Madison and Spring
Green
Best time to visit Milwaukee
Best time to visit Wisconsin
WHAT TO VISIT IN DOOR COUNTY
State and county parks offer excellent
hiking, biking and sightseeing opportunities. Golf amidst
magnificent landscape is also a major attraction. Hundreds of
galleries, art events and theatre complete the travel set of
Door County.
Washington Island is the largest of Door
County's islands and lies northeast of the peninsula, beyond the
straits of Death's Door. Ferries from the mainland, make the
crossing of Death's Door amidst magnificent views.
Washington Island
offers museums, marinas, shops, galleries and even golf. But the
main attraction is water-based recreation and bicycling amongst
its beautiful and pastoral landscape.
See:
Map of Wisconsin State
BEST TIME TO
VISIT
DOOR COUNTY
Summer is the most popular
travel season in Door County, with accommodation attaining its
highest costs. But
Autumn or late
Spring - with their agreeable days and warm temperatures -
are excellent and also popular alternatives.
Door County's winters are severe,
with snowstorms and intense rainfalls.
Snowstorms and
ice storms are current in December,
January and February. Unless
you want to enjoy winter sports avoid winter (or even early
spring or late autumn).
WHEN NOT TO GO TO
GREEN BAY AND DOOR COUNTY
You may want to avoid the winter
months, when temperatures attain very low levels, and snowstorms strike
Door County and Wisconsin.
If you want to bet in low
accommodation rates, then July and August aren't the better
months to visit the region.
See the
Weather Data Map below of neighbouring Green Bay, for details.
Green Bay Weather Data
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GREEN BAY - WISCONSIN |
|
Temperature Fahrenheit |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
23 |
28 |
38 |
55 |
68 |
78 |
82 |
80 |
70 |
61 |
43 |
30 |
54,7 |
|
Low (average) |
6 |
8 |
22 |
35 |
44 |
54 |
59 |
57 |
50 |
40 |
28 |
14 |
34,8 |
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Average |
15 |
18 |
30 |
45 |
56 |
66 |
71 |
69 |
60 |
51 |
36 |
22 |
44,7 |
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Temperature Celsius |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
-5 |
-2 |
3 |
13 |
20 |
26 |
28 |
27 |
21 |
16 |
6 |
-1 |
13 |
|
Low (average) |
-14 |
-13 |
-6 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
-2 |
-10 |
2 |
|
Average |
-10 |
-8 |
-1 |
7 |
13 |
19 |
21 |
20 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
-6 |
7 |
|
Humidity |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Humidity and discomfort |
Low or medium |
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Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Number of wet days |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
10,1 |
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Snow |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Snow in inches |
12 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
3,67 |
|
Snow in mm |
305 |
229 |
229 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
229 |
93 |
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cold, too hot, too humid, too little sun, too rain or
too snow |
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HOTELS AND FLIGHTS TO DOOR
COUNTY
Accommodation is reasonable in Door County, but it turns
scarce and over priced in July and August. Late Spring and early
and mid Fall offer the best combination of weather and
accommodation prices.
Sturgeon Bay, the main Door County town, has the
Cherryland Airport Sturgeon Bay Airport
(GFIA), but you may want to consider other major airports,
namely the Green Bay airport (Austin
Straubel International Airport)
or
Milwaukee
airport
(General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)).
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