Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Hottest Summers in Minnesota
Average daily high in the hottest month of the year, by county. Read it next to the cooling degree days in the same row: the two together are what the summer electricity bill is actually made of. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Minnesota ranked
| # | County | Summer high | Cooling degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winona County | 85.4°F | 942 | $1,840 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 84.7°F | 722 | $1,321 |
| 3 | Lyon County | 84.7°F | 722 | $1,636 |
| 4 | Morrison County | 84.7°F | 657 | $1,937 |
| 5 | Cottonwood County | 84.3°F | 813 | $1,354 |
| 6 | Carver County | 83.7°F | 788 | $3,377 |
| 7 | Redwood County | 83.6°F | 690 | $1,306 |
| 8 | Hennepin County | 83.3°F | 703 | $3,041 |
| 9 | Swift County | 83.3°F | 643 | $1,269 |
| 10 | Wabasha County | 83.1°F | 614 | $2,039 |
| 11 | Martin County | 82.9°F | 773 | $1,370 |
| 12 | Pope County | 82.9°F | 491 | $1,956 |
| 13 | Big Stone County | 82.8°F | 682 | $1,186 |
| 14 | Watonwan County | 82.8°F | 686 | $1,323 |
| 15 | Ramsey County | 82.7°F | 790 | $2,520 |
| 16 | Rock County | 82.7°F | 594 | $1,645 |
| 17 | Lac qui Parle County | 82.5°F | 608 | $1,253 |
| 18 | Pipestone County | 82.4°F | 637 | $1,125 |
| 19 | Traverse County | 82.4°F | 666 | $1,009 |
| 20 | Brown County | 82.3°F | 593 | $1,550 |
| 21 | Anoka County | 82.2°F | 508 | $2,603 |
| 22 | Chippewa County | 82.2°F | 546 | $1,306 |
| 23 | Faribault County | 82.2°F | 668 | $1,092 |
| 24 | Yellow Medicine County | 82.2°F | 546 | $1,300 |
| 25 | Chisago County | 82.1°F | 446 | $2,655 |
| 26 | Clay County | 82.1°F | 542 | $2,121 |
| 27 | Wilkin County | 82.1°F | 542 | $1,440 |
| 28 | Nobles County | 82.0°F | 588 | $1,516 |
| 29 | Renville County | 82.0°F | 513 | $1,324 |
| 30 | Rice County | 82.0°F | 589 | $2,406 |
| 31 | Blue Earth County | 81.9°F | 632 | $2,070 |
| 32 | Le Sueur County | 81.9°F | 577 | $2,353 |
| 33 | Isanti County | 81.8°F | 546 | $2,309 |
| 34 | Steele County | 81.7°F | 640 | $1,975 |
| 35 | Benton County | 81.6°F | 468 | $2,036 |
| 36 | Freeborn County | 81.6°F | 651 | $1,427 |
| 37 | Crow Wing County | 81.5°F | 413 | $2,185 |
| 38 | Kandiyohi County | 81.5°F | 596 | $1,906 |
| 39 | Jackson County | 81.4°F | 538 | $1,264 |
| 40 | Nicollet County | 81.4°F | 542 | $2,141 |
| 41 | Dakota County | 81.3°F | 551 | $2,885 |
| 42 | Waseca County | 81.3°F | 625 | $1,812 |
| 43 | Houston County | 81.2°F | 587 | $1,907 |
| 44 | Meeker County | 81.2°F | 494 | $1,884 |
| 45 | Fillmore County | 81.1°F | 452 | $1,701 |
| 46 | Murray County | 81.1°F | 497 | $1,492 |
| 47 | Goodhue County | 81.0°F | 507 | $2,211 |
| 48 | McLeod County | 80.9°F | 535 | $1,960 |
| 49 | Sherburne County | 80.9°F | 464 | $2,666 |
| 50 | Sibley County | 80.9°F | 535 | $1,810 |
| 51 | Stearns County | 80.9°F | 506 | $2,105 |
| 52 | Wright County | 80.9°F | 532 | $2,667 |
| 53 | Norman County | 80.7°F | 392 | $1,200 |
| 54 | Scott County | 80.7°F | 532 | $3,141 |
| 55 | Stevens County | 80.7°F | 498 | $1,508 |
| 56 | Dodge County | 80.3°F | 533 | $2,201 |
| 57 | Kanabec County | 80.3°F | 390 | $1,858 |
| 58 | Olmsted County | 80.3°F | 533 | $2,480 |
| 59 | Becker County | 80.2°F | 367 | $2,118 |
| 60 | Cass County | 80.2°F | 367 | $2,051 |
| 61 | Douglas County | 80.2°F | 495 | $2,329 |
| 62 | Grant County | 80.2°F | 495 | $1,512 |
| 63 | Hubbard County | 80.2°F | 367 | $2,057 |
| 64 | Wadena County | 80.2°F | 367 | $1,466 |
| 65 | Mille Lacs County | 80.1°F | 378 | $1,967 |
| 66 | Kittson County | 79.4°F | 382 | $1,183 |
| 67 | Mower County | 79.3°F | 408 | $1,480 |
| 68 | Washington County | 79.3°F | 511 | $3,175 |
| 69 | Aitkin County | 79.1°F | 270 | $1,858 |
| 70 | Polk County | 78.9°F | 386 | $1,763 |
| 71 | Red Lake County | 78.9°F | 386 | $1,356 |
| 72 | Pine County | 78.8°F | 266 | $1,847 |
| 73 | Todd County | 78.7°F | 313 | $1,593 |
| 74 | Otter Tail County | 78.6°F | 416 | $2,024 |
| 75 | Carlton County | 78.5°F | 212 | $1,951 |
| 76 | Mahnomen County | 78.5°F | 362 | $1,279 |
| 77 | Clearwater County | 78.2°F | 287 | $1,470 |
| 78 | Lake of the Woods County | 77.9°F | 228 | $1,739 |
| 79 | Marshall County | 77.5°F | 188 | $1,311 |
| 80 | Pennington County | 77.5°F | 188 | $1,632 |
| 81 | Roseau County | 77.5°F | 188 | $1,499 |
| 82 | St. Louis County | 77.2°F | 228 | $1,748 |
| 83 | Itasca County | 76.8°F | 231 | $1,747 |
| 84 | Beltrami County | 76.6°F | 339 | $1,845 |
| 85 | Koochiching County | 76.5°F | 175 | $1,237 |
| 86 | Lake County | 76.1°F | 175 | $1,804 |
| 87 | Cook County | 69.9°F | 51 | $2,328 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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