Hot-summer humid continental

Delavan, Wisconsin

Walworth County, Wisconsin · Population 8.5k · 945 ft elevation

Living in Delavan

Delavan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°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). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Delavan at a glance

Population
8.5k
Elevation
945 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
40″80th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,611 hrs24th percentile
Median AQI
4252th percentile
Median home value
$195k32th percentile
Median rent
$1,053/mo38th percentile
Median household income
$71k45th percentile
Property tax rate
1.74%82th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
4.6%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
8.550th percentile
Average commute
19 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
27%19th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
205 per 100k57th percentile
Property crime rate
1,166 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7527th percentile
Outdoor access
2323th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Delavan, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan29°F13°F1.6″13.9″136 hrs
Feb32°F16°F1.7″8.1″156 hrs
Mar44°F25°F2.0″4.8″194 hrs
Apr57°F36°F3.7″2.6″220 hrs
May69°F47°F4.2″—259 hrs
Jun79°F57°F5.0″—299 hrs
Jul83°F61°F3.8″—331 hrs
Aug81°F59°F3.9″—301 hrs
Sep74°F51°F3.7″—255 hrs
Oct61°F39°F2.9″0.2″187 hrs
Nov46°F29°F2.6″3.4″149 hrs
Dec34°F19°F1.8″7.1″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