Hot-summer humid continental

Middleton, Wisconsin

Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 22k · 955 ft elevation

Living in Middleton

Middleton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ 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 41, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Middleton at a glance

Population
22k
Elevation
955 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
39″35th percentile
Annual snowfall
39″79th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,638 hrs29th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$457k78th percentile
Median rent
$1,357/mo60th percentile
Median household income
$86k62th percentile
Property tax rate
1.58%76th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
2.8%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
14.896th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
53%63th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
110 per 100k34th percentile
Property crime rate
890 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9461th percentile
Outdoor access
4545th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Middleton, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F10°F1.5″10.1″150 hrs
Feb31°F13°F1.6″10.6″178 hrs
Mar43°F24°F2.4″5.5″218 hrs
Apr56°F35°F4.1″1.6″214 hrs
May68°F48°F4.6″—261 hrs
Jun78°F58°F5.5″—292 hrs
Jul82°F62°F4.7″—330 hrs
Aug80°F60°F4.1″—293 hrs
Sep73°F52°F3.6″—247 hrs
Oct60°F40°F2.9″0.3″185 hrs
Nov45°F27°F2.3″2.2″150 hrs
Dec32°F17°F2.0″8.2″120 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