Warm-summer humid continental
Hugo, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 16k · 925 ft elevation
Living in Hugo
Hugo has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°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 (52″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hugo at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $394k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,896/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 9.6″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 9.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 9.2″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 3.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 0.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 7.4″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 11.8″ | 121 hrs |
Near Hugo
- Centerville, MN · 3.9k
- Forest Lake, MN · 21k
- Grant, MN · 4k
- Lino Lakes, MN · 22k
- White Bear Lake, MN · 24k
- Mahtomedi, MN · 8.1k
- North Oaks, MN · 5.2k
- Scandia, MN · 4k
Largest places in Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN · 427k
- St. Paul, MN · 308k
- Rochester, MN · 122k
- Bloomington, MN · 89k
- Duluth, MN · 87k
- Brooklyn Park, MN · 84k
- Plymouth, MN · 80k
- Woodbury, MN · 77k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology