Gray Sky Index · Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI: gray days, sunny days and the best month to shoot

Milwaukee averages 175 gray days and 190 clear or partly cloudy days a year — #12 grayest of the 43 US metros we track. July and August are the clearest for exterior shoots; December the grayest.

Gray days a year: 175; #12 grayest of 43 metros
Sunny days a year: 190; 90 clear, 100 partly cloudy
Clearest month: July; fewest gray days: shoot exteriors
Grayest month: December; most gray days: plan interiors

Gray days by month in Milwaukee

Mean gray days each month at Milwaukee, 55 years of record. The clearest months are in ink.

18 in January
15 in February
17 in March
16 in April
14 in May
12 in June
10 in July
10 in August
12 in September
13 in October
18 in November
19 in December

Shoot this week in Milwaukee?

National Weather Service forecast: average sky cover from 9am to 5pm local time, for the next 7 days.

Interiors today, exteriors Mon, Nov 9

Today 91% sky cover, 58% chance of rain. Least gray day this week: Mon, Nov 9, 28%.

91%Tue11/3
60%Wed11/4
75%Thu11/5
71%Fri11/6
52%Sat11/7
51%Sun11/8
28%Mon11/9

Clear (35% or less)Partly cloudy (to 65%)Gray

Best time to sell a house in Milwaukee

Share of the year’s new listings by month, 2023–2025 (Realtor.com). The three busiest months are in ink.

5.2% in January
6% in February
8% in March
9.5% in April
10.1% in May
10.9% in June
10.1% in July
10.4% in August
9.8% in September
9% in October
7% in November
4.1% in December

June, August, May bring 31.4% of Milwaukee’s new listings; December the fewest. Shoot exteriors in the clearest weeks before the peak, and you list with the photos already done.

Milwaukee scores 37/100 on the Listing Difficulty Index — #35 hardest of 43: 37 days on market and 17% of listings with a price cut. See every market’s score.

Nearby metros

Chicago, IL176 gray days a year
Madison, WI180 gray days a year
Detroit, MI185 gray days a year
Indianapolis, IN179 gray days a year

All 43 metros in the Gray Sky Index

Milwaukee: questions

Does Milwaukee get a lot of sun?

Milwaukee averages 190 clear or partly cloudy days a year and 175 gray days, on NOAA’s long-term record.

What is the cloudiest month in Milwaukee?

December has the most gray days in Milwaukee. July and August has the fewest, which makes it the easiest month for exterior shoots.

When is the best time to list a house in Milwaukee?

Most new listings in Milwaukee come on the market in June, August, May. Listing just before the peak meets the most buyers with the least competition; plan exterior shoots for the clearest days in the weeks before.

More free tools

Listing Difficulty Index
A 0–100 score for 43 US metros on how hard a listing has to work to stand out, and each market’s busiest listing months.
Listing Photo Rules Tracker
Every state law and MLS rule on AI-edited and virtually staged listing photos: what to disclose, when it applies and the penalties.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Comparative Climatic Data: mean number of clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days; US National Weather Service gridpoint forecast.