Warm-summer humid continental
Princeton, Minnesota
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota · Population 5k · 981 ft elevation
Living in Princeton
Princeton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Princeton at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 981 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $953/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 203 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 868 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 4°F | 0.8″ | 9.8″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 9.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 8.7″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 3.5″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 0.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 6.5″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 10.5″ | 121 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