Hot-summer humid continental
New Brighton, Minnesota
Ramsey County, Minnesota · Population 23k · 873 ft elevation
Living in New Brighton
New Brighton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ 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, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Brighton at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $346k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,327/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.17%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.991th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 117 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 996 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 0.8″ | 8.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 12°F | 0.8″ | 12.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 4.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | 2.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 55°F | 3.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 28°F | 1.8″ | 3.0″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 10.2″ | 122 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