Hot-summer humid continental
Milton, Wisconsin
Rock County, Wisconsin · Population 5.7k · 899 ft elevation
Living in Milton
Milton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Milton at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $211k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $940/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 69 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 259 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 10°F | 1.5″ | 10.7″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.4″ | 9.4″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 1.2″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 5.0″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.2″ | 2.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 8.7″ | 116 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