Warm-summer humid continental
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Wood County, Wisconsin · Population 19k · 1,293 ft elevation
Living in Marshfield
Marshfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Marshfield at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 1,293 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 57″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,628 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $798/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 158 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 969 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 12.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 10°F | 0.5″ | 11.7″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 21°F | 1.3″ | 8.8″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 2.2″ | 5.1″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 3.0″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 49°F | 3.0″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 37°F | 2.0″ | 0.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.2″ | 4.9″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 13.4″ | 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