Hot-summer humid continental
Altoona, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin · Population 8.8k · 886 ft elevation
Living in Altoona
Altoona has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Altoona at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 886 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,581 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $221k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,157/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.55%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 52 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,824 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 10.0″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 1.1″ | 13.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 8.3″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 4.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | 0.5″ | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 40°F | 2.5″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 27°F | 1.8″ | 3.3″ | 130 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 13.1″ | 108 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