Warm-summer humid continental
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 7.7k · 1,250 ft elevation
Living in Mount Horeb
Mount Horeb has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mount Horeb at a glance
- Population
- 7.7k
- Elevation
- 1,250 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,638 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $360k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,260/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.61%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 38 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 115 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 9°F | 1.5″ | 10.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 12°F | 1.6″ | 10.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 5.5″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 1.6″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 4.6″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 5.5″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 2.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 16°F | 2.0″ | 8.2″ | 120 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