Warm-summer humid continental
Ripon, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin · Population 7.8k · 938 ft elevation
Living in Ripon
Ripon has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ 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.
Ripon at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 938 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $162k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $708/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.86%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 91 per 100k28th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 482 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 10°F | 1.0″ | 11.0″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 8.2″ | 174 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 5.6″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 1.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 59°F | 3.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 2.7″ | 0.1″ | 181 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 1.8″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 9.5″ | 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