Hot-summer humid continental
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 40k · 807 ft elevation
Living in Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cottage Grove at a glance
- Population
- 40k
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $360k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,644/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.07%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%
- Violent crime rate
- 64 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 619 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 5°F | 0.9″ | 8.2″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 7.7″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 11.6″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 6.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.6″ | 1.9″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 9.9″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 9.7″ | 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