Warm-summer humid continental
Wausau, Wisconsin
Marathon County, Wisconsin · Population 40k · 1,217 ft elevation
Living in Wausau
Wausau has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wausau at a glance
- Population
- 40k
- Elevation
- 1,217 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,532 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $156k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $950/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.95%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 258 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 744 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 7°F | 1.2″ | 14.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 12.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 8.3″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 6.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.7″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 6.5″ | 124 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 1.5″ | 14.4″ | 103 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