Warm-summer humid continental
Merrill, Wisconsin
Lincoln County, Wisconsin · Population 9.2k · 1,289 ft elevation
Living in Merrill
Merrill has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Merrill at a glance
- Population
- 9.2k
- Elevation
- 1,289 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,532 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $784/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.96%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 169 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,669 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 3°F | 1.2″ | 12.4″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 5°F | 1.1″ | 11.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 7.2″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 30°F | 2.9″ | 5.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 4.6″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 5.0″ | 124 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.5″ | 11.6″ | 103 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