Warm-summer humid continental
Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Walworth County, Wisconsin · Population 10k · 1,043 ft elevation
Living in Elkhorn
Elkhorn has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°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 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Elkhorn at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 1,043 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
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $255k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $999/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.55%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 119 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 446 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 13°F | 1.6″ | 13.9″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 8.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 4.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 2.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 5.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.7″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 3.4″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 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