Warm-summer humid continental
Howard, Wisconsin
Brown County, Wisconsin · Population 20k · 614 ft elevation
Living in Howard
Howard has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Howard at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $286k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,053/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.34%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 9°F | 1.3″ | 14.3″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 12.0″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 8.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 4.7″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 3.4″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 181 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 3.1″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 13.1″ | 112 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