Warm-summer humid continental
Cambridge, Minnesota
Isanti County, Minnesota · Population 10k · 955 ft elevation
Living in Cambridge
Cambridge has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cambridge at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $235k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,232/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.32%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 715 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 4°F | 0.7″ | 5.4″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 10.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 7.4″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 2.7″ | 4.0″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 2.8″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 4.5″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.0″ | 12.3″ | 121 hrs |
Near Cambridge
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology