Hot-summer humid continental

Merton, Wisconsin

Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 3.5k · 981 ft elevation

Living in Merton

Merton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°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). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Merton at a glance

Population
3.5k
Elevation
981 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
40″80th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,618 hrs25th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$540k84th percentile
Median rent
$1,148/mo46th percentile
Median household income
$169k95th percentile
Property tax rate
1.02%53th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
2.7%
Homes with broadband
98%93th percentile
Walkability index
5.911th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
67%81th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Overall natural-hazard risk
8946th percentile
Outdoor access
5049th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
492 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Merton, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan28°F11°F1.7″11.1″136 hrs
Feb32°F13°F1.9″9.8″168 hrs
Mar43°F23°F2.1″4.8″208 hrs
Apr56°F34°F3.9″2.0″218 hrs
May68°F45°F4.1″0.2″265 hrs
Jun79°F54°F4.7″—299 hrs
Jul83°F60°F4.2″—333 hrs
Aug81°F59°F3.7″—295 hrs
Sep73°F51°F3.3″—250 hrs
Oct60°F40°F2.9″0.1″184 hrs
Nov45°F28°F2.3″1.4″147 hrs
Dec33°F18°F2.1″10.2″115 hrs

Near Merton

Largest places in Wisconsin

Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology