Warm-summer humid continental
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Chippewa County, Wisconsin · Population 15k · 840 ft elevation
Living in Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Chippewa Falls at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,582 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $195k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $910/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%
- Violent crime rate
- 211 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 495 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 6°F | 1.0″ | 13.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 11.2″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 9.6″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 4.3″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | 0.4″ | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 3.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | 0.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 4.7″ | 129 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 11.0″ | 107 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