Warm-summer humid continental
Belle Plaine, Minnesota
Scott County, Minnesota · Population 7.4k · 850 ft elevation
Living in Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Belle Plaine at a glance
- Population
- 7.4k
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $280k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,336/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 255 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 6°F | 0.8″ | 6.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 10.2″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 5.2″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 3.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 4.5″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 5.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 59°F | 5.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 0.4″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 3.0″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 11.0″ | 125 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