Hot-summer humid continental
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin · Population 44k · 768 ft elevation
Living in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fond du Lac at a glance
- Population
- 44k
- Elevation
- 768 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $905/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.85%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 403 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,810 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 12°F | 1.4″ | 10.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 9.9″ | 174 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 5.7″ | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 2.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 30°F | 1.9″ | 1.7″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 7.1″ | 113 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