Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in Wisconsin.
The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.
So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in Wisconsin. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 85 places in Wisconsin over 10,000 people.
Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in Wisconsin.
303.0 sunny days · 56.5 degree average high
Located in
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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301.9 sunny days · 55.2 degree average high
Located in
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for Bottom of the Lake, named as such because of its location at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 43,021 at the 2010 census.
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300.5 sunny days · 55.3 degree average high
Located in
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is about 25 miles north of Milwaukee and 110 miles north of Chicago. The population was 11,250 at the 2010 census. The city was named for its natural port, and in honor of first President George Washington. Port Washington contains a post office with the ZIP code of 53074.
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299.2 sunny days · 57.2 degree average high
Located in
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Whitewater is a city in Walworth and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located near the southern portion of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Whitewater is the home of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. As of the 2010 census, the city’s population was 14,390. Of this, 11,150 were in Walworth County, and 3,240 were in Jefferson County.
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298.1 sunny days · 57.6 degree average high
Located in
Rock County, Wisconsin
Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 36,966.
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299.9 sunny days · 56.4 degree average high
Located in
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Mequon is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 23,132 at the 2010 census.
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299.0 sunny days · 56.8 degree average high
Located in
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 46,396 at the 2010 census. Wauwatosa is located immediately west of Milwaukee, and is a part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is named after the Potawatomi word for firefly.
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297.2 sunny days · 57.3 degree average high
Located in
Rock County, Wisconsin
Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Rock County, and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 63,575.
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296.8 sunny days · 57.1 degree average high
Located in
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Burlington is a city in Racine and Walworth counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, with the majority of the city located in Racine County. The population of the portion of the city inside Racine County was 10,464 as of the 2010 census.
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299.7 sunny days · 55.0 degree average high
Located in
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, located where the Fox River enters Lake Winnebago from the west. The population was 66,083 at the 2010 census. The city is located adjacent to and partially within the Town of Oshkosh.
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How We Determined The Cities In Wisconsin With The Best Weather
To rank the most fair weather cities in Wisconsin, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Badger State get the best weather.
We used the following criteria to find the best weather:
- Number of sunny days
- Highest average low
- Average high deviation from 70 degrees
- Least amount of rain
- Least amount of snow
We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in Wisconsin from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Whitefish Bay, was anointed the city with the best weather in Wisconsin.
Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities: Milwaukee (33.7 inches), Madison (35.5 inches), and Green Bay (30.2 inches).
The cities with the best weather in Wisconsin are Whitefish Bay, Fond du Lac, Port Washington, Whitewater, Beloit, Mequon, Wauwatosa, Janesville, Burlington, and Oshkosh.
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Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In Wisconsin
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| Rank | City | Population | Sunny Days | Avg. High | Precipitation (Inches) | Snow (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitefish Bay | 14,122 | 303.0 | 56.5 | 33.0 | 44.4 |
| 2 | Fond du Lac | 43,060 | 301.9 | 55.2 | 30.2 | 36.6 |
| 3 | Port Washington | 11,481 | 300.5 | 55.3 | 33.1 | 39.2 |
| 4 | Whitewater | 14,866 | 299.2 | 57.2 | 34.7 | 37.3 |
| 5 | Beloit | 36,858 | 298.1 | 57.6 | 35.6 | 32.5 |
| 6 | Mequon | 23,494 | 299.9 | 56.4 | 33.4 | 43.1 |
| 7 | Wauwatosa | 47,126 | 299.0 | 56.8 | 33.9 | 43.4 |
| 8 | Janesville | 63,799 | 297.2 | 57.3 | 34.7 | 34.3 |
| 9 | Burlington | 10,548 | 296.8 | 57.1 | 34.2 | 36.8 |
| 10 | Oshkosh | 66,582 | 299.7 | 55.0 | 30.5 | 36.1 |
| 11 | Milwaukee | 599,498 | 298.2 | 56.5 | 33.7 | 44.5 |
| 12 | Fort Atkinson | 12,447 | 297.2 | 57.3 | 34.7 | 35.9 |
| 13 | La Crosse | 51,993 | 298.5 | 56.8 | 34.4 | 41.9 |
| 14 | Brookfield | 38,000 | 299.4 | 56.2 | 34.0 | 41.9 |
| 15 | Menomonie | 16,210 | 302.1 | 55.3 | 32.4 | 35.6 |
| 16 | Shorewood | 13,284 | 297.5 | 56.5 | 33.9 | 44.8 |
| 17 | Glendale | 12,914 | 297.5 | 56.5 | 33.9 | 44.8 |
| 18 | Brown Deer | 12,101 | 297.5 | 56.5 | 33.9 | 44.8 |
| 19 | Onalaska | 18,255 | 300.1 | 56.5 | 34.4 | 42.2 |
| 20 | Watertown | 23,878 | 297.2 | 56.6 | 35.3 | 35.6 |
| 21 | Manitowoc | 33,301 | 299.0 | 53.3 | 30.5 | 41.8 |
| 22 | Hartford | 14,271 | 297.6 | 55.5 | 32.9 | 37.8 |
| 23 | Neenah | 25,781 | 299.1 | 54.9 | 30.9 | 40.9 |
| 24 | Muskego | 24,529 | 295.9 | 56.7 | 34.4 | 42.3 |
| 25 | Pleasant Prairie | 20,217 | 296.7 | 56.1 | 35.7 | 38.8 |
| 26 | Waukesha | 71,324 | 295.9 | 56.2 | 34.7 | 40.2 |
| 27 | Menasha | 17,546 | 299.1 | 54.8 | 30.8 | 42.2 |
| 28 | Two Rivers | 11,500 | 297.1 | 52.6 | 30.3 | 42.1 |
| 29 | Kenosha | 99,897 | 296.7 | 55.5 | 35.8 | 37.9 |
| 30 | Menomonee Falls | 35,884 | 296.9 | 56.0 | 33.8 | 44.2 |
| 31 | Franklin | 36,103 | 295.9 | 56.7 | 34.4 | 45.3 |
| 32 | Pewaukee | 13,784 | 295.9 | 56.1 | 34.6 | 40.8 |
| 33 | Stoughton | 12,976 | 295.8 | 56.7 | 35.7 | 36.3 |
| 34 | Appleton | 73,118 | 299.1 | 54.7 | 30.8 | 42.9 |
| 35 | Mount Pleasant | 26,196 | 295.1 | 55.7 | 35.0 | 40.1 |
| 36 | River Falls | 15,103 | 303.1 | 55.0 | 31.9 | 45.2 |
| 37 | Waupun | 11,355 | 294.9 | 55.5 | 32.5 | 37.0 |
| 38 | New Berlin | 39,774 | 295.4 | 56.1 | 34.5 | 42.2 |
| 39 | Little Chute | 10,641 | 299.1 | 54.9 | 30.7 | 44.8 |
| 40 | West Allis | 60,677 | 295.0 | 56.7 | 34.3 | 45.6 |
| 41 | Beaver Dam | 16,400 | 294.9 | 56.1 | 34.1 | 37.9 |
| 42 | Cudahy | 18,347 | 295.9 | 55.9 | 34.4 | 46.0 |
| 43 | Kaukauna | 15,720 | 299.1 | 54.9 | 30.7 | 45.0 |
| 44 | Sussex | 10,680 | 295.9 | 55.7 | 34.2 | 42.0 |
| 45 | Oak Creek | 34,974 | 295.9 | 56.0 | 34.4 | 46.1 |
| 46 | Oconomowoc | 16,111 | 295.5 | 56.4 | 35.3 | 40.7 |
| 47 | Greenfield | 37,113 | 295.0 | 56.7 | 34.6 | 45.3 |
| 48 | De Pere | 24,366 | 300.3 | 54.5 | 30.0 | 48.4 |
| 49 | Greendale | 14,294 | 295.0 | 56.7 | 34.6 | 45.4 |
| 50 | South Milwaukee | 21,229 | 295.9 | 55.7 | 34.5 | 46.2 |
| 51 | Allouez | 13,947 | 300.3 | 54.5 | 30.0 | 48.5 |
| 52 | Monroe | 10,807 | 294.6 | 56.8 | 36.9 | 40.5 |
| 53 | Sheboygan | 48,853 | 295.2 | 54.3 | 32.2 | 44.2 |
| 54 | Eau Claire | 67,385 | 300.9 | 55.2 | 32.2 | 46.8 |
| 55 | Ashwaubenon | 17,082 | 300.3 | 54.5 | 30.1 | 49.4 |
| 56 | Green Bay | 104,847 | 300.3 | 54.3 | 30.2 | 48.4 |
| 57 | Racine | 78,127 | 295.1 | 55.0 | 35.7 | 41.6 |
| 58 | Fitchburg | 26,616 | 295.9 | 56.3 | 35.4 | 42.0 |
| 59 | Bellevue | 15,048 | 300.2 | 54.3 | 30.4 | 47.9 |
| 60 | Waunakee | 12,846 | 297.0 | 56.3 | 35.2 | 43.5 |
| 61 | Chippewa Falls | 13,868 | 301.2 | 55.0 | 32.6 | 46.0 |
| 62 | Platteville | 11,740 | 294.4 | 56.8 | 36.5 | 41.2 |
| 63 | Sun Prairie | 31,174 | 297.0 | 56.3 | 35.0 | 43.6 |
| 64 | Cedarburg | 11,508 | 293.0 | 55.7 | 33.5 | 44.7 |
| 65 | Middleton | 18,478 | 295.7 | 56.3 | 35.6 | 40.8 |
| 66 | Hudson | 13,194 | 299.0 | 55.3 | 32.8 | 46.8 |
| 67 | Portage | 10,232 | 294.5 | 56.7 | 35.5 | 39.2 |
| 68 | Suamico | 11,787 | 300.3 | 53.6 | 30.8 | 47.7 |
| 69 | Superior | 26,817 | 301.7 | 49.4 | 30.0 | 63.9 |
| 70 | Baraboo | 12,071 | 296.7 | 56.0 | 35.2 | 42.2 |
| 71 | Madison | 243,122 | 295.2 | 56.3 | 35.5 | 42.9 |
| 72 | Wisconsin Rapids | 18,104 | 297.4 | 55.0 | 32.3 | 45.3 |
| 73 | Verona | 11,723 | 295.7 | 56.1 | 35.8 | 42.1 |
| 74 | West Bend | 31,611 | 293.0 | 55.3 | 33.2 | 44.7 |
| 75 | Marinette | 10,863 | 295.2 | 53.5 | 31.9 | 44.9 |
| 76 | Marshfield | 18,410 | 297.4 | 53.5 | 32.4 | 49.1 |
| 77 | Stevens Point | 26,769 | 295.0 | 54.3 | 32.1 | 45.0 |
| 78 | Wausau | 39,210 | 296.0 | 53.0 | 32.6 | 57.6 |
| 79 | Caledonia | 24,659 | ||||
| 80 | Germa | 19,830 | ||||
| 81 | Howard | 18,668 | ||||
| 82 | Weston | 14,956 | ||||
| 83 | Plover | 12,255 | ||||
| 84 | Grafton | 11,535 | ||||
| 85 | Richfield | 11,410 |
Source: NOAA climate data. 85 Wisconsin cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Cities With The Best Weather In Wisconsin For 2026
If you’re looking for the Wisconsin cities with the most sunny days, the least rain and snow, and highs closest to a perfect 70 degrees, this is an accurate list.
The cities with the best weather in Wisconsin are Whitefish Bay, Fond du Lac, Port Washington, Whitewater, Beloit, Mequon, Wauwatosa, Janesville, Burlington, and Oshkosh.
