Warm-summer humid continental
Austin, Minnesota
Mower County, Minnesota · Population 26k · 1,214 ft elevation
Living in Austin
Austin has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Austin at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 1,214 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,750 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $155k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $860/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 186 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,675 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 1.1″ | 11.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 10.4″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 7.5″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 2.2″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 5.0″ | 0.3″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 2.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 9.3″ | 138 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