Warm-summer humid continental
Grafton, Wisconsin
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin · Population 12k · 761 ft elevation
Living in Grafton
Grafton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grafton at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $301k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,162/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.44%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 70 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 565 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 13.2″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 10.7″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 6.0″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 0.8″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 0.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 10.7″ | 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