Warm-summer humid continental
Montevideo, Minnesota
Chippewa County, Minnesota · Population 5.3k · 1,030 ft elevation
Living in Montevideo
Montevideo has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Montevideo at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $832/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.09%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 2°F | 0.7″ | 8.0″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 9.9″ | 210 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 7.9″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 4.6″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 21°F | 1.6″ | 4.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 9°F | 0.8″ | 10.3″ | 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