Warm-summer humid continental

Delafield, Wisconsin

Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 7.2k · 909 ft elevation

Living in Delafield

Delafield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°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 (40″ 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 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Delafield at a glance

Population
7.2k
Elevation
909 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
40″80th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,618 hrs25th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$505k82th percentile
Median rent
$1,344/mo59th percentile
Median household income
$101k75th percentile
Property tax rate
1.14%58th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
2.2%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
8.448th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
65%79th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
65%
Violent crime rate
55 per 100k16th percentile
Property crime rate
1,261 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8946th percentile
Outdoor access
4847th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
394 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Delafield, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan28°F11°F1.6″11.1″136 hrs
Feb32°F14°F1.6″9.8″168 hrs
Mar44°F24°F2.1″4.8″208 hrs
Apr56°F36°F3.9″2.0″218 hrs
May68°F47°F4.1″0.2″265 hrs
Jun78°F57°F4.9″—299 hrs
Jul82°F61°F4.1″—332 hrs
Aug80°F60°F4.2″—295 hrs
Sep74°F51°F3.4″—250 hrs
Oct61°F40°F2.8″0.1″184 hrs
Nov46°F28°F2.2″1.4″147 hrs
Dec34°F18°F1.9″10.2″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