Hot-summer humid continental
Afton, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 2.9k · 705 ft elevation
Living in Afton
Afton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Afton at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $655k90th percentile
- Median household income
- $130k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 1.0″ | 8.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 0.9″ | 7.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 8.6″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 3.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 5.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 3.2″ | 1.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 1.6″ | 8.1″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 8.4″ | 122 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