Warm-summer humid continental
Wales, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 2.9k · 1,001 ft elevation
Living in Wales
Wales has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wales at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $384k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,473/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $111k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.6″ | 10.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 10.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 4.6″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 1.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 1.8″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 8.8″ | 116 hrs |
Near Wales
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology