Hot-summer humid continental
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Jefferson County, Wisconsin · Population 7.7k · 807 ft elevation
Living in Jefferson
Jefferson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ 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.
Jefferson at a glance
- Population
- 7.7k
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $222k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,041/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.91%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 232 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,520 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th 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 | 27°F | 11°F | 1.6″ | 10.7″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 11.4″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 4.9″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 2.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.7″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.0″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 10.9″ | 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