Hot-summer humid continental
West Salem, Wisconsin
La Crosse County, Wisconsin · Population 5.3k · 751 ft elevation
Living in West Salem
West Salem has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
West Salem at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 751 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,678 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $269k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,142/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 75 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 604 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 10°F | 1.3″ | 11.8″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 9.7″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 7.3″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 2.9″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.1″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 1.9″ | 3.4″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 17°F | 1.5″ | 10.9″ | 126 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