Warm-summer humid continental
Rochester, Wisconsin
Racine County, Wisconsin · Population 3.8k · 787 ft elevation
Living in Rochester
Rochester has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ 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 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rochester at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 787 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $341k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $920/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.30%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 12°F | 1.7″ | 12.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 9.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 4.9″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 1.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 4.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 7.7″ | 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