Warm-summer humid continental
Hartford, Wisconsin
Washington County, Wisconsin · Population 16k · 988 ft elevation
Living in Hartford
Hartford has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hartford at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 988 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $261k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,095/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.31%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 143 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 635 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 8°F | 1.5″ | 10.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 9.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 4.0″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 1.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 1.1″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 15°F | 1.7″ | 10.1″ | 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