Warm-summer humid continental
North Prairie, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 2.5k · 961 ft elevation
Living in North Prairie
North Prairie has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ 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.
North Prairie at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $397k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,117/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $149k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.7″ | 13.2″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.8″ | 11.7″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 6.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 2.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 3.2″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 17°F | 2.1″ | 13.5″ | 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