Warm-summer humid continental
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine County, Wisconsin · Population 77k · 630 ft elevation
Living in Racine
Racine has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Racine at a glance
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $158k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $983/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.26%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 11%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%
- Violent crime rate
- 418 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,353 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 2.0″ | 13.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 10.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 5.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 1.0″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 1.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 8.4″ | 123 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