Warm-summer humid continental
Northfield, Minnesota
Rice County, Minnesota · Population 21k · 906 ft elevation
Living in Northfield
Northfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Northfield at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $305k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,036/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 173 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 914 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 5°F | 1.0″ | 9.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 8°F | 1.0″ | 10.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 6.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 1.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 5.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 4.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 10.1″ | 125 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