Hot-summer humid continental
Okauchee Lake, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 4.8k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Okauchee Lake
Okauchee Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°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). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Okauchee Lake at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 876 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
- $474k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,275/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 1.6″ | 11.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 9.8″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 4.8″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 2.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.4″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 1.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 10.2″ | 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