Hot-summer humid continental
Hastings, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota · Population 22k · 715 ft elevation
Living in Hastings
Hastings has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hastings at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 715 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $294k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,184/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 89 per 100k28th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 823 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 6°F | 0.9″ | 8.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 7.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 11.6″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 5.7″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.6″ | 1.7″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 9.7″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 9.7″ | 124 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