Warm-summer continental (dry winter)
Alexandria, Minnesota
Douglas County, Minnesota · Population 15k · 1,407 ft elevation
Living in Alexandria
Alexandria has a warm-summer continental (dry winter) climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alexandria at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 1,407 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,663 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $247k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $907/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 206 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 632 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19°F | 2°F | 0.4″ | 10.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 24°F | 6°F | 0.4″ | 8.9″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 19°F | 1.0″ | 7.6″ | 229 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | 2.9″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 46°F | 3.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 50°F | 2.6″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 37°F | 2.2″ | 0.6″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 5.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 24°F | 10°F | 0.4″ | 10.4″ | 112 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