Warm-summer humid continental
Cold Spring, Minnesota
Stearns County, Minnesota · Population 4.2k · 1,099 ft elevation
Living in Cold Spring
Cold Spring has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cold Spring at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 57″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,757 hrs44th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $242k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,297/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 153 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 390 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th 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 | 4°F | 0.8″ | 11.2″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 10.2″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 10.1″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 2.7″ | 6.6″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 38°F | 2.8″ | 0.7″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 8.0″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 11°F | 1.0″ | 10.5″ | 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