Hot-summer humid continental
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Jefferson County, Wisconsin · Population 12k · 787 ft elevation
Living in Fort Atkinson
Fort Atkinson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fort Atkinson at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 787 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $199k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $957/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.80%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 219 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 422 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 1.5″ | 10.7″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.4″ | 9.4″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 1.2″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 2.1″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 8.7″ | 116 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