Hot-summer humid continental

Lake Mills, Wisconsin

Jefferson County, Wisconsin · Population 6.4k · 840 ft elevation

Living in Lake Mills

Lake Mills 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 (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.

Lake Mills at a glance

Population
6.4k
Elevation
840 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
42″82th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,618 hrs25th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$282k54th percentile
Median rent
$1,095/mo42th percentile
Median household income
$87k63th percentile
Property tax rate
1.65%79th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
0.5%
Homes with broadband
94%69th percentile
Walkability index
8.346th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Violent crime rate
119 per 100k36th percentile
Property crime rate
432 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7628th percentile
Outdoor access
3736th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
5%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lake Mills, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F11°F1.4″10.7″136 hrs
Feb31°F14°F1.5″11.4″168 hrs
Mar43°F25°F2.0″4.9″208 hrs
Apr57°F36°F3.6″2.1″218 hrs
May69°F48°F4.4″0.1″265 hrs
Jun80°F58°F5.1″—299 hrs
Jul83°F62°F4.4″—332 hrs
Aug81°F61°F4.5″—295 hrs
Sep74°F52°F3.5″—250 hrs
Oct61°F40°F2.8″0.2″184 hrs
Nov45°F28°F2.1″2.0″147 hrs
Dec32°F18°F1.6″10.9″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