Hot-summer humid continental
Monroe, Wisconsin
Green County, Wisconsin · Population 11k · 1,056 ft elevation
Living in Monroe
Monroe has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Monroe at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,660 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $184k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $844/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.86%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 66 per 100k20th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,051 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.6″ | 11.8″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 10.5″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 4.7″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 1.4″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 6.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 1.8″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 10.6″ | 125 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