Warm-summer humid continental

Waterloo, Wisconsin

Jefferson County, Wisconsin · Population 3.5k · 817 ft elevation

Living in Waterloo

Waterloo has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Waterloo at a glance

Population
3.5k
Elevation
817 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
42″82th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,619 hrs26th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$219k39th percentile
Median rent
$974/mo31th percentile
Median household income
$78k54th percentile
Property tax rate
1.75%83th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
0.6%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
5.79th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
22%12th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
0 per 100k0th percentile
Property crime rate
384 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7628th percentile
Outdoor access
4141th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
6%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Waterloo, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F11°F1.4″10.7″136 hrs
Feb31°F14°F1.6″11.4″168 hrs
Mar43°F24°F2.0″4.9″208 hrs
Apr57°F35°F3.9″2.1″218 hrs
May69°F46°F4.2″0.1″265 hrs
Jun78°F57°F5.6″—299 hrs
Jul82°F60°F4.4″—333 hrs
Aug80°F59°F4.1″—295 hrs
Sep73°F50°F3.9″—250 hrs
Oct61°F38°F3.0″0.2″184 hrs
Nov45°F28°F2.4″2.0″147 hrs
Dec33°F17°F1.8″10.9″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