Warm-summer humid continental
West Bend, Wisconsin
Washington County, Wisconsin · Population 32k · 909 ft elevation
Living in West Bend
West Bend 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 36″ 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 (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Bend at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 909 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $245k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,033/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 974 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.9″ | 16.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 16.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 6.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 2.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 29°F | 2.1″ | 2.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 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