Hot-summer humid continental
Windom, Minnesota
Cottonwood County, Minnesota · Population 4.8k · 1,345 ft elevation
Living in Windom
Windom has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Windom at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,786 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $158k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $773/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.25%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 188 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 730 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 8.4″ | 186 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 12°F | 0.8″ | 9.0″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 7.3″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 4.2″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.9″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 5.2″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 14°F | 1.1″ | 8.4″ | 142 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