Warm-summer humid continental
DeForest, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 11k · 906 ft elevation
Living in DeForest
DeForest has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
DeForest at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,638 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $338k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,381/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $106k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 40 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 727 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 1.2″ | 10.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 11.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 5.3″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.9″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 5.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 2.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 10.7″ | 120 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