Hot-summer humid continental
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Crawford County, Wisconsin · Population 5.5k · 646 ft elevation
Living in Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Prairie du Chien at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,667 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $152k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $840/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.17%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 110 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 641 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 9.0″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 8.6″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 4.3″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.4″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 1.5″ | 154 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 8.8″ | 127 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