Warm-summer humid continental
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Walworth County, Wisconsin · Population 16k · 827 ft elevation
Living in Whitewater
Whitewater has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ 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 42, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Whitewater at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 827 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $985/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 392 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 740 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 1.6″ | 8.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 9.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 4.4″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.7″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 5.0″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 1.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 9.0″ | 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