Hot-summer humid continental
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Freeborn County, Minnesota · Population 18k · 1,253 ft elevation
Living in Albert Lea
Albert Lea has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Albert Lea at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 1,253 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,750 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $150k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $845/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 122 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,964 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 6°F | 0.9″ | 8.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 10°F | 0.9″ | 9.8″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 6.6″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 2.8″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 5.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.7″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 2.7″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 1.1″ | 8.1″ | 138 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