Hot-summer humid continental
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse County, Wisconsin · Population 52k · 666 ft elevation
Living in La Crosse
La Crosse has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
La Crosse at a glance
- Population
- 52k
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,678 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $197k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $977/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.02%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.795th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 428 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,486 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 11.8″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 9.7″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 7.3″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 2.9″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.1″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 30°F | 1.9″ | 3.4″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 10.9″ | 126 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