Warm-summer humid continental
Columbus, Wisconsin
Columbia County, Wisconsin · Population 5.5k · 856 ft elevation
Living in Columbus
Columbus has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Columbus at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $226k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $814/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 93 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 463 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.4″ | 13.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 10.6″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 6.6″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 1.7″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.6″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.1″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 8.8″ | 115 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