Warm-summer humid continental
Appleton, Wisconsin
Outagamie County, Wisconsin · Population 75k · 797 ft elevation
Living in Appleton
Appleton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Appleton at a glance
- Population
- 75k
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $957/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 189 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 958 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 12.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 1.1″ | 11.2″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 7.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 4.0″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 181 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 2.4″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 11.6″ | 112 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