Hot-summer humid continental
Prescott, Wisconsin
Pierce County, Wisconsin · Population 4.4k · 699 ft elevation
Living in Prescott
Prescott has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Prescott at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 699 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $282k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,284/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.90%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 43 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 86 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 6°F | 0.9″ | 10.7″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 10.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 8.4″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 2.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 3.8″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 8.7″ | 122 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