Hot-summer humid continental
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin · Population 99k · 607 ft elevation
Living in Kenosha
Kenosha has a hot-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ 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 20 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kenosha at a glance
- Population
- 99k
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $211k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,137/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.82%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 324 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 739 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 11.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 9.8″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 5.7″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 37°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 1.5″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 7.0″ | 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