Hot-summer humid continental
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Goodhue County, Minnesota · Population 4.2k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Cannon Falls
Cannon Falls has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ 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 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cannon Falls at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $262k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $983/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.07%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 95 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 929 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 10.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 6.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 8.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 2.9″ | 1.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 26°F | 1.6″ | 7.0″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 7.0″ | 125 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