Warm-summer humid continental

Sauk City, Wisconsin

Sauk County, Wisconsin · Population 3.5k · 745 ft elevation

Living in Sauk City

Sauk City 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 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Sauk City at a glance

Population
3.5k
Elevation
745 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
35°F5th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
30″70th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,638 hrs29th percentile
Median AQI
3513th percentile
Median home value
$270k52th percentile
Median rent
$1,105/mo43th percentile
Median household income
$83k59th percentile
Property tax rate
1.52%74th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
2.0%
Homes with broadband
88%32th percentile
Walkability index
8.854th percentile
Average commute
21 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
42%42th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
199 per 100k55th percentile
Property crime rate
620 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7225th percentile
Outdoor access
6665th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
10%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
427 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Sauk City, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F8°F1.3″7.7″150 hrs
Feb31°F11°F1.3″9.5″178 hrs
Mar44°F23°F1.9″4.1″218 hrs
Apr57°F34°F3.9″1.0″215 hrs
May69°F46°F4.3″—261 hrs
Jun79°F56°F5.3″—293 hrs
Jul82°F59°F4.2″—330 hrs
Aug80°F58°F4.1″—293 hrs
Sep74°F49°F3.9″—247 hrs
Oct61°F38°F2.4″0.5″185 hrs
Nov45°F26°F2.2″0.7″150 hrs
Dec33°F15°F1.5″6.5″119 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