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Sump Pump Test in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, local sump pump deadlines run from Apr 19 to May 7, with a median around Apr 27 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Meltwater and rain streaming off a roof edge — spring thaw is when a working sump pump earns its keep — Wisconsin deadlines city by city
Photo: Kenneth Adams / Unsplash

Notable cities

All Wisconsin cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
KenoshaApr 19Nov 6View →Checklist
RacineApr 20Nov 3View →Checklist
Eau ClaireApr 24Oct 26View →Checklist
OshkoshApr 24Oct 31View →Checklist
SheboyganApr 25Nov 1View →Checklist
MilwaukeeApr 26Nov 1View →Checklist
JanesvilleApr 26Oct 26View →Checklist
West AllisApr 26Nov 1View →Checklist
WauwatosaApr 26Oct 30View →Checklist
La CrosseApr 27Oct 25View →Checklist
Fond du LacApr 27Oct 31View →Checklist
BrookfieldApr 30Oct 25View →Checklist
MadisonMay 1Oct 20View →Checklist
WaukeshaMay 1Oct 23View →Checklist
BeloitMay 1Oct 23View →Checklist
New BerlinMay 3Oct 24View →Checklist
GreenfieldMay 3Oct 24View →Checklist
AppletonMay 4Oct 18View →Checklist
WausauMay 6Oct 16View →Checklist
Green BayMay 7Oct 25View →Checklist
MayKenoshaApr 19RacineApr 20Eau ClaireApr 24OshkoshApr 24SheboyganApr 25MilwaukeeApr 26JanesvilleApr 26West AllisApr 26WauwatosaApr 26La CrosseApr 27Fond du LacApr 27BrookfieldApr 30MadisonMay 1WaukeshaMay 1BeloitMay 1New BerlinMay 3GreenfieldMay 3AppletonMay 4

Local sump pump test deadlines for Wisconsin cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Sump Pump Test in Wisconsin: related searches

Wisconsin homeowners search for: how to test a sump pump, sump pump lifespan, and "sump pump test near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Sump Pump Test guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the sump pump test window shifts in West Virginia and Wyoming.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.