Hot-summer humid continental
Boscobel, Wisconsin
Grant County, Wisconsin · Population 3.3k · 679 ft elevation
Living in Boscobel
Boscobel has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Boscobel at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,673 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $650/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.62%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 201 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 134 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 10°F | 1.0″ | 10.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 9.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 5.5″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 1.4″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 57°F | 5.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 1.8″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 17°F | 1.3″ | 7.9″ | 127 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