Warm-summer humid continental
Amery, Wisconsin
Polk County, Wisconsin · Population 3k · 1,060 ft elevation
Living in Amery
Amery has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Amery at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,154/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.76%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 273 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 4°F | 1.1″ | 7.7″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 1.1″ | 9.6″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 5.7″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 1.2″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 0.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 6.7″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 12°F | 1.5″ | 10.9″ | 121 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