Hot-summer humid continental
Minden, Nebraska
Kearney County, Nebraska · Population 3k · 2,188 ft elevation
Living in Minden
Minden has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Minden at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 2,188 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,064 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $188k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $769/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 96 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 32 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 5.6″ | 191 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 7.2″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 3.3″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | 1.5″ | 252 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 3.6″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 1.9″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 2.1″ | 0.6″ | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 2.4″ | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 17°F | 0.7″ | 4.2″ | 179 hrs |
Near Minden
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology