Hot-summer humid continental
Mankato, Minnesota
Blue Earth County, Minnesota · Population 45k · 804 ft elevation
Living in Mankato
Mankato has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mankato at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $251k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,089/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%63th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 300 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,186 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 6°F | 1.0″ | 8.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 6.9″ | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 7.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | 1.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.6″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 5.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.1″ | 8.6″ | 125 hrs |
Near Mankato
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology