Warm-summer humid continental
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Vernon County, Wisconsin · Population 4.5k · 1,270 ft elevation
Living in Viroqua
Viroqua has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ 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 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Viroqua at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 1,270 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,674 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $207k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $840/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.45%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 160 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 731 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 6°F | 1.2″ | 11.3″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 1.1″ | 10.4″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 7.1″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | 3.8″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 45°F | 4.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 55°F | 5.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 36°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 1.6″ | 10.2″ | 127 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