Warm-summer humid continental
Baldwin, Wisconsin
St. Croix County, Wisconsin · Population 4.3k · 1,119 ft elevation
Living in Baldwin
Baldwin has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Baldwin at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $252k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,212/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.26%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 2°F | 0.8″ | 9.4″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 8.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 8.3″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 3.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 5.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 36°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 23°F | 1.6″ | 4.1″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 10°F | 1.1″ | 9.4″ | 122 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