Warm-summer humid continental
Plover, Wisconsin
Portage County, Wisconsin · Population 14k · 1,079 ft elevation
Living in Plover
Plover has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ 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 (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Plover at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,079 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,627 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $245k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,041/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.60%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Violent crime rate
- 118 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 911 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 1.2″ | 11.6″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 11.5″ | 185 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 6.9″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 4.2″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 5.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 26°F | 1.9″ | 1.9″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 12.3″ | 117 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