Warm-summer humid continental
Watertown, Wisconsin
Jefferson County, Wisconsin · Population 23k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Watertown
Watertown has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ 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.
Watertown at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,061/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.82%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 169 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 559 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 11.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 9.7″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 4.4″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 1.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 8.5″ | 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