Warm-summer humid continental
Sparta, Wisconsin
Monroe County, Wisconsin · Population 9.9k · 797 ft elevation
Living in Sparta
Sparta has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sparta at a glance
- Population
- 9.9k
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,655 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $169k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $902/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.75%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 382 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,991 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 6°F | 1.1″ | 15.4″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 11.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 9.9″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 3.8″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 5.3″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.6″ | 0.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 5.4″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 8.2″ | 123 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