Warm-summer humid continental
Jackson, Wisconsin
Washington County, Wisconsin · Population 7.9k · 902 ft elevation
Living in Jackson
Jackson has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Jackson at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 902 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $296k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,123/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.46%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 36 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 194 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 16.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 16.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 6.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 2.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.0″ | 2.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 10.3″ | 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