Warm-summer humid continental

Oconto Falls, Wisconsin

Oconto County, Wisconsin · Population 3k · 745 ft elevation

Living in Oconto Falls

Oconto Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Oconto Falls at a glance

Population
3k
Elevation
745 ft
Average daily high
54°F2th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
34″24th percentile
Annual snowfall
52″89th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,532 hrs15th percentile
Median AQI
3721th percentile
Median home value
$145k17th percentile
Median rent
$670/mo3th percentile
Median household income
$48k12th percentile
Property tax rate
1.83%85th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
5.7%
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Homes with broadband
82%12th percentile
Walkability index
6.315th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
66 per 100k20th percentile
Property crime rate
593 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6117th percentile
Outdoor access
6464th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
9%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
394 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan26°F9°F1.5″10.5″144 hrs
Feb29°F10°F1.3″11.1″177 hrs
Mar40°F20°F2.1″7.9″226 hrs
Apr53°F32°F3.1″4.9″219 hrs
May66°F44°F3.5″0.1″254 hrs
Jun76°F54°F4.0″—282 hrs
Jul80°F58°F4.1″—323 hrs
Aug79°F57°F3.3″—282 hrs
Sep71°F48°F3.5″—230 hrs
Oct58°F37°F3.2″0.2″168 hrs
Nov44°F27°F2.1″2.3″124 hrs
Dec31°F16°F1.9″14.5″103 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