Hot-summer humid continental

Winona, Minnesota

Winona County, Minnesota · Population 26k · 663 ft elevation

Living in Winona

Winona has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Winona at a glance

Population
26k
Elevation
663 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
34″24th percentile
Annual snowfall
38″78th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,678 hrs36th percentile
Median AQI
3721th percentile
Median home value
$194k32th percentile
Median rent
$839/mo18th percentile
Median household income
$56k24th percentile
Property tax rate
0.97%49th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
3.6%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
9.057th percentile
Average commute
14 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
62%73th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
156 per 100k46th percentile
Property crime rate
2,281 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6922th percentile
Outdoor access
7171th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
8%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
591 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Winona, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan25°F8°F1.1″9.8″174 hrs
Feb30°F11°F1.0″9.3″196 hrs
Mar42°F24°F1.9″5.7″230 hrs
Apr56°F37°F3.6″1.6″216 hrs
May69°F48°F4.1″0.2″256 hrs
Jun78°F59°F4.8″—288 hrs
Jul83°F63°F4.1″—335 hrs
Aug81°F61°F4.5″—295 hrs
Sep73°F54°F3.6″—239 hrs
Oct59°F41°F2.5″0.1″180 hrs
Nov44°F29°F1.9″1.4″143 hrs
Dec31°F16°F1.2″9.5″126 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