Warm-summer humid continental
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Sauk County, Wisconsin · Population 4.4k · 781 ft elevation
Living in Prairie du Sac
Prairie du Sac has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Prairie du Sac at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 781 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,638 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $319k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,138/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.56%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 199 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 620 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 8°F | 1.3″ | 7.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 9.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 4.1″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 1.0″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 4.3″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 5.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 0.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 6.5″ | 119 hrs |
Near Prairie du Sac
- Sauk City, WI · 3.5k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology