Warm-summer humid continental
Vernon, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 7.5k · 830 ft elevation
Living in Vernon
Vernon has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Vernon at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $413k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,159/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 1.6″ | 10.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 15°F | 1.7″ | 10.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 4.6″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 1.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 1.8″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 8.8″ | 116 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