Warm-summer humid continental
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 36k · 955 ft elevation
Living in Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sun Prairie at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,638 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $340k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,374/mo61th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.83%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 140 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,067 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 12°F | 1.5″ | 13.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 12.8″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 7.0″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 2.6″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.2″ | 3.0″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 1.6″ | 12.0″ | 120 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