Warm-summer humid continental

Slinger, Wisconsin

Washington County, Wisconsin · Population 6.2k · 1,083 ft elevation

Living in Slinger

Slinger has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Slinger at a glance

Population
6.2k
Elevation
1,083 ft
Average daily high
54°F2th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
36″28th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,619 hrs26th percentile
Median AQI
3616th percentile
Median home value
$338k64th percentile
Median rent
$1,083/mo41th percentile
Median household income
$99k73th percentile
Property tax rate
1.23%63th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
5.68th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
122 per 100k37th percentile
Property crime rate
428 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6821th percentile
Outdoor access
6665th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
525 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Slinger, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan25°F8°F1.6″10.0″136 hrs
Feb29°F11°F1.5″9.1″168 hrs
Mar40°F21°F1.9″4.0″208 hrs
Apr53°F32°F3.8″1.4″218 hrs
May65°F44°F3.9″0.3″265 hrs
Jun76°F54°F4.5″—299 hrs
Jul80°F58°F4.1″—333 hrs
Aug78°F56°F3.9″—295 hrs
Sep71°F49°F3.2″—250 hrs
Oct58°F37°F3.1″0.3″184 hrs
Nov43°F26°F2.0″1.1″147 hrs
Dec31°F16°F2.0″10.1″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