Hot-summer humid continental
Owatonna, Minnesota
Steele County, Minnesota · Population 26k · 1,165 ft elevation
Living in Owatonna
Owatonna has a hot-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 (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Owatonna at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $235k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,010/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%59th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 214 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 626 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.9″ | 9.5″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 10.2″ | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 6.8″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 2.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.6″ | 0.5″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 3.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 1.1″ | 11.2″ | 126 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