Hot-summer humid continental
Big Lake, Minnesota
Sherburne County, Minnesota · Population 12k · 938 ft elevation
Living in Big Lake
Big Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Big Lake at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 938 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $292k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,417/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $113k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 91 per 100k28th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 495 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 3°F | 0.8″ | 8.2″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 7°F | 0.8″ | 7.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 6.3″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 2.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 4.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 3.6″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 5.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 10°F | 1.1″ | 6.0″ | 121 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