Warm-summer humid continental
Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Lincoln County, Wisconsin · Population 3.4k · 1,453 ft elevation
Living in Tomahawk
Tomahawk has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tomahawk at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 1,453 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,533 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $168k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $554/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 2°F | 1.2″ | 13.8″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 3°F | 1.1″ | 12.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 15°F | 1.8″ | 10.6″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 29°F | 2.9″ | 4.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 53°F | 4.2″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 57°F | 3.7″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 36°F | 3.0″ | 1.3″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 8.1″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 11°F | 1.4″ | 11.1″ | 102 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