Hot-summer humid continental
Red Wing, Minnesota
Goodhue County, Minnesota · Population 17k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Red Wing
Red Wing has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% 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.
Red Wing at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,670 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $225k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $954/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 208 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,474 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 6°F | 0.8″ | 10.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 10.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 8.4″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 2.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.7″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 26°F | 1.6″ | 3.8″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 8.7″ | 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