Warm-summer humid continental
Port Washington, Wisconsin
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin · Population 13k · 614 ft elevation
Living in Port Washington
Port Washington has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Port Washington at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $276k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,021/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 62 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 226 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 1.8″ | 13.2″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.5″ | 10.7″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 6.0″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 2.6″ | — | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 0.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 10.7″ | 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