Warm-summer humid continental
Columbus, Minnesota
Anoka County, Minnesota · Population 4.2k · 899 ft elevation
Living in Columbus
Columbus has a warm-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 (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.
Columbus at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $439k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,534/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $118k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 2°F | 0.6″ | 5.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 7°F | 0.8″ | 9.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 6.3″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 5.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 2.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 0.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 4.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.0″ | 12.4″ | 121 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