Warm-summer humid continental
Oconto, Wisconsin
Oconto County, Wisconsin · Population 4.6k · 587 ft elevation
Living in Oconto
Oconto has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°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 (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oconto at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,532 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $780/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.69%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 108 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 646 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 9°F | 1.5″ | 10.5″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 11.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 7.9″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 4.9″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 3.5″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 2.3″ | 124 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 16°F | 1.9″ | 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