Hot-summer humid continental

Bloomington, Minnesota

Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 89k · 823 ft elevation

Living in Bloomington

Bloomington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Bloomington at a glance

Population
89k
Elevation
823 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
32″20th percentile
Annual snowfall
51″88th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,691 hrs36th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$346k65th percentile
Median rent
$1,526/mo69th percentile
Median household income
$91k66th percentile
Property tax rate
1.08%56th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
4.6%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
12.380th percentile
Average commute
21 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
43%47th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
49%
Violent crime rate
283 per 100k69th percentile
Property crime rate
2,854 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
4039th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
5%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Bloomington, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan24°F9°F0.9″11.0″176 hrs
Feb29°F13°F0.9″9.5″202 hrs
Mar42°F25°F1.7″8.2″231 hrs
Apr57°F38°F2.9″3.5″227 hrs
May69°F50°F3.9″—254 hrs
Jun79°F61°F4.6″—289 hrs
Jul84°F66°F4.1″—338 hrs
Aug81°F63°F4.3″—295 hrs
Sep73°F54°F3.0″—237 hrs
Oct58°F41°F2.6″0.8″178 hrs
Nov42°F28°F1.6″6.8″143 hrs
Dec29°F15°F1.2″11.4″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