Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:21 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:28 am – 4:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 9°F40 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June41 in of snow a year, on about 21 days6 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dodgeville Wwtp station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsGovernor Dodge State Parkstate park · under a mile · 83 acresCox Hollow Streambank Protection Areastate recreation area · under a mile · 122 acresHarris Parkpark · 3.2 miCentennial Parkpark · 3.8 miRidgeway Pine Relict State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 543 acresBlackhawk Lake Recreational Areastate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 2,049 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowIowa County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025246 of 358 days measured109 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grant County, WI, 30 mi away
Drinking waterEdmund Tn of Linden San Dist 1serves 110 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,130 ft344 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpland Hills Health Hospital4.1 miPost officeDodgeville Post Office2.8 miTown hallDodgeville City Hall3.6 miPoliceIowa County Sheriff's Office2.6 miFire stationDodgeville Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDane County Regional Truax Field MSN41 miMajor airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE113 miUS highwayUS 182.6 miAmtrakWisconsin Dells, WI WDL46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53535 ZIP area.
