Warm-summer humid continental
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Grant County, Wisconsin · Population 3.9k · 1,106 ft elevation
Living in Lancaster
Lancaster has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lancaster at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 1,106 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,672 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $173k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $770/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 197 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 541 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 9°F | 1.2″ | 10.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 8.9″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 4.9″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 1.6″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 5.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.5″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 2.6″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 8.7″ | 128 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