Hot-summer humid continental
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · Population 21k · 673 ft elevation
Living in South Milwaukee
South Milwaukee has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
South Milwaukee at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 673 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $216k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,014/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.286th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 129 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 976 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 1.6″ | 14.9″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 11.8″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 6.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | 2.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 2.1″ | 2.5″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 10.4″ | 116 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