Warm-summer humid continental
Rochester, Minnesota
Olmsted County, Minnesota · Population 122k · 1,030 ft elevation
Living in Rochester
Rochester has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rochester at a glance
- Population
- 122k
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,669 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $288k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,316/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 186 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,444 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 8°F | 1.0″ | 12.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 1.0″ | 10.7″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 8.6″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 3.3″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.3″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 2.4″ | 0.9″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 27°F | 1.8″ | 4.5″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 12.4″ | 123 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