Hot-summer humid continental

Dayton, Minnesota

Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 8.4k · 843 ft elevation

Living in Dayton

Dayton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Dayton at a glance

Population
8.4k
Elevation
843 ft
Average daily high
55°F3th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
33″22th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,691 hrs36th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$511k82th percentile
Median rent
$1,353/mo60th percentile
Median household income
$137k90th percentile
Property tax rate
1.09%56th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
0.7%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
5.68th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
42 per 100k12th percentile
Property crime rate
424 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
3938th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Dayton, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan23°F4°F0.8″8.2″175 hrs
Feb28°F7°F0.8″7.3″202 hrs
Mar41°F18°F1.7″6.3″231 hrs
Apr56°F32°F3.0″2.4″227 hrs
May69°F45°F4.2″—254 hrs
Jun79°F56°F4.5″—290 hrs
Jul84°F61°F4.5″—339 hrs
Aug81°F58°F4.0″—296 hrs
Sep73°F49°F3.6″—237 hrs
Oct58°F36°F3.0″0.2″177 hrs
Nov41°F24°F1.7″5.3″142 hrs
Dec28°F11°F1.1″6.0″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