Hot-summer humid continental
Sussex, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 12k · 935 ft elevation
Living in Sussex
Sussex has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ 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 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sussex at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $385k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,231/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $112k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.24%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.68th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 1.7″ | 16.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.9″ | 16.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 6.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 2.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 55°F | 4.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 2.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 10.3″ | 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