Hot-summer humid continental

Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · Population 15k · 666 ft elevation

Living in Whitefish Bay

Whitefish Bay has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ 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.

Whitefish Bay at a glance

Population
15k
Elevation
666 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
34″24th percentile
Annual snowfall
40″80th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,618 hrs25th percentile
Median AQI
4356th percentile
Median home value
$499k81th percentile
Median rent
$1,348/mo60th percentile
Median household income
$154k94th percentile
Property tax rate
1.82%85th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
2.9%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
13.789th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
72%86th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
14 per 100k4th percentile
Property crime rate
728 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
2323th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan30°F14°F1.5″11.0″136 hrs
Feb34°F17°F1.5″9.9″168 hrs
Mar45°F26°F1.8″5.3″208 hrs
Apr56°F37°F3.7″1.5″218 hrs
May68°F48°F3.7″—265 hrs
Jun78°F58°F4.8″—299 hrs
Jul83°F64°F3.6″—333 hrs
Aug81°F62°F3.7″—295 hrs
Sep74°F54°F3.0″—250 hrs
Oct61°F42°F2.7″—184 hrs
Nov47°F30°F2.0″2.0″147 hrs
Dec35°F21°F1.7″9.8″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