Warm-summer humid continental
Chilton, Wisconsin
Calumet County, Wisconsin · Population 4k · 899 ft elevation
Living in Chilton
Chilton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Chilton at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $160k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $748/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.77%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 166 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 427 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 10°F | 1.5″ | 11.3″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 1.3″ | 11.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 5.8″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 2.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.6″ | 181 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 1.9″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 9.9″ | 113 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