Hot-summer humid continental
Caledonia, Wisconsin
Racine County, Wisconsin · Population 25k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Caledonia
Caledonia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Caledonia at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $279k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,080/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 11%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%
- Violent crime rate
- 60 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 373 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 13.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 18°F | 1.1″ | 10.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 5.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 1.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 1.9″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 8.4″ | 116 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