Hot-summer humid continental
Salem Lakes, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin · Population 15k · 748 ft elevation
Living in Salem Lakes
Salem Lakes has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ 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 42, with about 20 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Salem Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $282k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,132/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 13°F | 1.7″ | 15.7″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 2.2″ | 8.0″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 5.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 4.3″ | 1.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 3.1″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 9.2″ | 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