Hot-summer humid continental
Eagan, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota · Population 68k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Eagan
Eagan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ 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 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eagan at a glance
- Population
- 68k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $381k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,604/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 130 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,340 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 11.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 9.5″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 8.2″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 3.5″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 41°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 27°F | 1.6″ | 6.8″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 15°F | 1.2″ | 11.4″ | 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