Hot-summer humid continental
Janesville, Wisconsin
Rock County, Wisconsin · Population 66k · 843 ft elevation
Living in Janesville
Janesville 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 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Janesville at a glance
- Population
- 66k
- Elevation
- 843 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,037/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.75%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Violent crime rate
- 122 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,569 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 1.6″ | 10.8″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 10.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 4.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 1.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 5.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.7″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 2.4″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 7.7″ | 123 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