Warm-summer humid continental
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Dunn County, Wisconsin · Population 17k · 883 ft elevation
Living in Menomonie
Menomonie has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Menomonie at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 883 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,582 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $204k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $933/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.75%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 168 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 569 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 4°F | 0.9″ | 9.7″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 7°F | 1.1″ | 11.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 7.3″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 2.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 4.5″ | 0.5″ | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 5.1″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 3.5″ | 130 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 12°F | 1.3″ | 6.3″ | 107 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