Warm-summer humid continental
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Barron County, Wisconsin · Population 9k · 1,145 ft elevation
Living in Rice Lake
Rice Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rice Lake at a glance
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- 1,145 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,583 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $178k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $834/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.78%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 402 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,006 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 2°F | 0.9″ | 10.5″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 10.7″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 8.9″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 3.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.3″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 0.8″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 5.7″ | 129 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 11.9″ | 107 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