Hot-summer humid continental
West Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · Population 4.1k · 659 ft elevation
Living in West Milwaukee
West Milwaukee has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Milwaukee at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $204k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $885/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.92%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.498th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 605 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 21,508 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 2.2″ | 13.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 2.1″ | 13.6″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 8.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 2.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 5.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 1.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 13.3″ | 116 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