Warm-summer humid continental
Osceola, Wisconsin
Polk County, Wisconsin · Population 2.8k · 804 ft elevation
Living in Osceola
Osceola has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Osceola at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $211k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,019/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 69 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 964 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 3°F | 0.6″ | 7.7″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 9.6″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 19°F | 1.3″ | 5.7″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 1.2″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 6.7″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 10.9″ | 121 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