September is Minnesota's best month, according to readers
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Our readers have spoken: September is Minnesotans' favorite month.
Why it matters: Despite the best efforts of winter enthusiasts to convince us to embrace the cold, we like it warm, but not too warm.
By the numbers: September earned an average rating of 4.7 / 5 stars in a survey of 370 Axios Twin Cities readers.
- It barely beat out June (4.6) and October (4.4) for the crown.
What they're saying: September-philes wrote that they love the warm-but-not-hot air, low humidity, abundant sunshine, evening bonfires and the kids being back in school.
- It also got points for the start of football season, Oktoberfest and fewer bugs.
🎃 October lovers cited many of the same reasons as September, but also because of peak fall color, the Twin Cities Marathon and Halloween.
- "Generally good weather, multicolored leaves, and a holiday that doesn't require me to visit my in-laws. Unbeatable combo," wrote one reader, who wisely didn't include their name.
🌹 June got lots of flowers — no pun intended — because of the lush vegetation, long days and the end of warm weather being nowhere in sight.
- "Warm, but not too hot," one reader wrote. "Perfect days for a Hamm's in a canoe on Lake of the Isles."
The other side: February (1.7 stars), January (1.8) and March (2.6) were the bottom three months in our survey.
🏒 Nick is a March defender, which prompted one reader to call him a "frickin idiot." But others like it for sports on TV, maple syrup tapping and the first breath of spring air.
☃️ "February!" one reader said. "Holidays are over, best snow of winter, typically, and a bargain time to travel."
❄️ A reader who picked January moved here from New Jersey because they weren't getting real winters anymore.
- "I expected to find winter enthusiasts here. I found some, but I was surprised by the number of people bellyaching about the snow and the cold and editorializing in the media against season-appropriate weather in winter, ignoring its beauty, clarity, and fun. Why live in Minnesota if you hate the cold?"
The bottom line: We live here for the four seasons, even if we only like three of them. The fourth, as Prince said, is "so cold it keeps the bad people out."