Hot-summer humid continental

Brodhead, Wisconsin

Green County, Wisconsin · Population 3.2k · 797 ft elevation

Living in Brodhead

Brodhead has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Brodhead at a glance

Population
3.2k
Elevation
797 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
37″77th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,660 hrs34th percentile
Median AQI
4252th percentile
Median home value
$168k24th percentile
Median rent
$691/mo4th percentile
Median household income
$50k14th percentile
Property tax rate
1.86%86th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
6.5%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
7.532th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
27%19th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
31 per 100k8th percentile
Property crime rate
652 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
4610th percentile
Outdoor access
1818th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Brodhead, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F10°F1.6″10.3″148 hrs
Feb32°F14°F1.8″9.3″167 hrs
Mar44°F25°F2.1″4.5″206 hrs
Apr58°F35°F3.7″0.9″220 hrs
May70°F47°F4.2″0.1″262 hrs
Jun80°F57°F5.6″—300 hrs
Jul83°F61°F4.0″—331 hrs
Aug81°F59°F4.3″—303 hrs
Sep75°F50°F3.8″—256 hrs
Oct62°F39°F2.9″0.3″191 hrs
Nov46°F28°F2.4″2.2″152 hrs
Dec33°F17°F2.0″9.7″125 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