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.
๐ 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.
๐น June got lots of flowers โ no pun intended โ 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.
๐ 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.
โ๏ธ "February!" one reader said. "Holidays are over, best snow of winter, typically, and a bargain time to travel."
โ๏ธ 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."
