Hot-summer humid continental
Cokato, Minnesota
Wright County, Minnesota · Population 2.8k · 1,070 ft elevation
Living in Cokato
Cokato has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cokato at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $216k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $926/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.13%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 2°F | 0.6″ | 5.6″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 6°F | 0.8″ | 11.4″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 6.0″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 2.7″ | 5.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | 0.7″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 2.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 9.4″ | 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