Warm-summer humid continental
Waupaca, Wisconsin
Waupaca County, Wisconsin · Population 6.3k · 850 ft elevation
Living in Waupaca
Waupaca has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°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 38, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Waupaca at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th 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
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $178k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $748/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.65%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 145 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 983 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 1.4″ | 10.9″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 10°F | 1.1″ | 11.9″ | 185 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 7.0″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 4.7″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 3.3″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 2.6″ | 0.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 2.1″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 15°F | 1.7″ | 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