Warm-summer humid continental
Waupun, Wisconsin
Dodge County, Wisconsin · Population 11k · 906 ft elevation
Living in Waupun
Waupun has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Waupun at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,620 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $168k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $830/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 281 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 399 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- 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 | 8°F | 1.6″ | 13.0″ | 135 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 1.7″ | 10.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 6.6″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 1.7″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 5.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 3.1″ | 0.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 2.1″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 8.8″ | 115 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