Hot-summer humid continental
New Ulm, Minnesota
Brown County, Minnesota · Population 14k · 896 ft elevation
Living in New Ulm
New Ulm has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Ulm at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 896 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,787 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $974/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 29 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 818 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th 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 | 7°F | 0.7″ | 7.8″ | 186 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 0.9″ | 6.9″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 6.0″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 1.5″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 5.0″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 6.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 9.0″ | 141 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