Warm-summer humid continental
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 42k · 833 ft elevation
Living in Brookfield
Brookfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brookfield at a glance
- Population
- 42k
- Elevation
- 833 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $419k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,794/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $124k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.25%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 63 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 796 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 1.6″ | 11.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 9.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 5.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.5″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | — | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 2.0″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 9.8″ | 115 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