Hot-summer humid continental
Hutchinson, Minnesota
McLeod County, Minnesota · Population 15k · 1,070 ft elevation
Living in Hutchinson
Hutchinson 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 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hutchinson at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $933/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 149 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,038 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.6″ | 6.9″ | 185 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.7″ | 11.8″ | 210 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 7.6″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 2.2″ | 7.0″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 0.8″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 3.6″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 12.2″ | 123 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