Warm-summer humid continental
Worthington, Minnesota
Nobles County, Minnesota · Population 14k · 1,594 ft elevation
Living in Worthington
Worthington has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% 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.
Worthington at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,594 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,854 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $184k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $892/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 277 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 787 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 5°F | 0.7″ | 9.8″ | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 10.9″ | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 5.7″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 4.4″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.4″ | 1.0″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 4.6″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 8.6″ | 153 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