Hot-summer humid continental

Stillwater, Minnesota

Washington County, Minnesota · Population 19k · 692 ft elevation

Living in Stillwater

Stillwater has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Stillwater at a glance

Population
19k
Elevation
692 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
35″26th percentile
Annual snowfall
50″88th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,691 hrs36th percentile
Median AQI
349th percentile
Median home value
$398k72th percentile
Median rent
$1,408/mo63th percentile
Median household income
$109k79th percentile
Property tax rate
0.96%49th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
2.9%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
11.475th percentile
Average commute
21 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
64%78th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
63%
Violent crime rate
77 per 100k24th percentile
Property crime rate
862 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8438th percentile
Outdoor access
5353th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
394 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Stillwater, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F9°F1.0″8.1″176 hrs
Feb32°F14°F0.9″12.6″202 hrs
Mar45°F25°F1.5″6.9″231 hrs
Apr60°F38°F3.1″4.7″227 hrs
May73°F50°F4.2″0.8″254 hrs
Jun81°F60°F5.4″—290 hrs
Jul85°F64°F4.5″—338 hrs
Aug84°F62°F5.3″—296 hrs
Sep76°F55°F3.2″—237 hrs
Oct62°F42°F3.2″0.6″177 hrs
Nov45°F29°F1.6″2.3″142 hrs
Dec32°F16°F1.1″13.7″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