Hot-summer humid continental
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Walworth County, Wisconsin · Population 8.4k · 879 ft elevation
Living in Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°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.
Lake Geneva at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th 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
- $323k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,250/mo54th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.42%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 114 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,320 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 13.9″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 8.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 4.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 2.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 3.4″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 7.1″ | 123 hrs |
Near Lake Geneva
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology