Warm-summer humid continental
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin · Population 35k · 620 ft elevation
Living in Manitowoc
Manitowoc has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Manitowoc at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,437 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $787/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 162 per 100k47th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 757 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 13°F | 1.8″ | 7.8″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 16°F | 1.2″ | 10.0″ | 131 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 3.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | 1.4″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 53°F | 2.4″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 30°F | 2.0″ | 0.9″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 11.1″ | 95 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