Warm-summer humid continental
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Oneida County, Wisconsin · Population 8.2k · 1,552 ft elevation
Living in Rhinelander
Rhinelander has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it is a snowy place (82″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rhinelander at a glance
- Population
- 8.2k
- Elevation
- 1,552 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 82″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,534 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $123k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $818/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.58%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 169 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,424 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 32%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 4°F | 0.8″ | 13.8″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 6°F | 0.8″ | 15.8″ | 176 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 17°F | 1.5″ | 10.1″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 11.9″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 53°F | 3.1″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 1.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 9.9″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 17.7″ | 102 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