Warm-summer humid continental
Tomah, Wisconsin
Monroe County, Wisconsin · Population 9.5k · 974 ft elevation
Living in Tomah
Tomah has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tomah at a glance
- Population
- 9.5k
- Elevation
- 974 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,655 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $163k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $927/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.51%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 230 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,243 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 5°F | 1.1″ | 11.3″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 8°F | 1.0″ | 10.3″ | 198 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 7.4″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 3.5″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 4.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 54°F | 5.2″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 2.8″ | 0.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 2.9″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 13°F | 1.5″ | 12.0″ | 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