Warm-summer humid continental
Rib Mountain, Wisconsin
Marathon County, Wisconsin · Population 6.1k · 1,325 ft elevation
Living in Rib Mountain
Rib Mountain has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rib Mountain at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 1,325 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,532 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $238k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,173/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 6°F | 1.2″ | 14.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 12.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 8.3″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 6.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.7″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 6.5″ | 124 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 13°F | 1.5″ | 14.4″ | 103 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