Hot-summer humid continental
Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Columbia County, Wisconsin · Population 5.1k · 883 ft elevation
Living in Lake Wisconsin
Lake Wisconsin has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Wisconsin at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 883 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,639 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $422k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,399/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $116k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.38%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 1.5″ | 11.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 12°F | 1.5″ | 10.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 2.6″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 4.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 5.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 2.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 10.3″ | 119 hrs |
Near Lake Wisconsin
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Largest places in Wisconsin
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology