Warm-summer humid continental
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Door County, Wisconsin · Population 9.7k · 614 ft elevation
Living in Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sturgeon Bay at a glance
- Population
- 9.7k
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 57″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,460 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $218k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,011/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.84%85th 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
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 150 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 599 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 11°F | 1.7″ | 15.6″ | 107 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 1.3″ | 12.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 8.6″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 4.0″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 53°F | 4.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 51°F | 3.1″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 2.4″ | 113 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 13.7″ | 93 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