Warm-summer humid continental
Richland Center, Wisconsin
Richland County, Wisconsin · Population 5k · 745 ft elevation
Living in Richland Center
Richland Center 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 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Richland Center at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,673 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $681/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 8°F | 1.3″ | 11.3″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 9.8″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 5.0″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 4.1″ | 1.1″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 4.7″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 6.0″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 5.0″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 2.4″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 10.7″ | 127 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