Warm-summer humid continental
Oregon, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 11k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Oregon
Oregon has a warm-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 (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oregon at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,637 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $361k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,229/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.60%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 33 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 406 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.7″ | 10.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 10.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 4.5″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 4.2″ | 0.7″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 1.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 7.6″ | 120 hrs |
Near Oregon
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- Monona, WI · 8.6k
- Evansville, WI · 5.8k
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Largest places in Wisconsin
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology