Warm-summer humid continental
Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Jackson County, Wisconsin · Population 3.5k · 801 ft elevation
Living in Black River Falls
Black River Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Black River Falls at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,656 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $152k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $718/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.87%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 31%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 4°F | 1.0″ | 10.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 8°F | 1.2″ | 8.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 8.9″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 2.5″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 4.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 5.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 2.2″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 8.8″ | 123 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology