Warm-summer humid continental
Caledonia, Minnesota
Houston County, Minnesota · Population 2.8k · 1,194 ft elevation
Living in Caledonia
Caledonia 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 (45″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Caledonia at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,669 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $149k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $804/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.13%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 10.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 10.6″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 7.4″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 3.2″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 6.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 26°F | 1.8″ | 2.8″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 10.1″ | 126 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