Warm-summer humid continental
Beloit, Wisconsin
Rock County, Wisconsin · Population 37k · 758 ft elevation
Living in Beloit
Beloit has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Beloit at a glance
- Population
- 37k
- Elevation
- 758 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $989/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.87%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%
- Violent crime rate
- 432 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,904 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 11°F | 1.6″ | 9.8″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 7.3″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 4.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 5.6″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 10.2″ | 123 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