Warm-summer humid continental
Mauston, Wisconsin
Juneau County, Wisconsin · Population 4.3k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Mauston
Mauston has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mauston at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,626 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $136k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $830/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.88%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 122 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 635 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5454th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 8°F | 1.3″ | 13.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 11.0″ | 185 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 7.1″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 2.8″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 5.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 2.5″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 9.9″ | 118 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