Hot-summer humid continental
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · Population 570k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Milwaukee
Milwaukee has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ 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 (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Milwaukee at a glance
- Population
- 570k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $172k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,033/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.08%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 18%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,145 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,401 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 11.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 1.5″ | 9.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 1.8″ | 5.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 1.5″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 2.7″ | — | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.0″ | 2.0″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 9.8″ | 115 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