Hot-summer humid continental
Greendale, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · Population 15k · 748 ft elevation
Living in Greendale
Greendale has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Greendale at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $290k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,177/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.06%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 49 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 941 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 12°F | 1.8″ | 14.9″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 11.8″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 6.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 2.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 5.6″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 2.5″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 10.4″ | 116 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