Hot-summer humid continental
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Faribault County, Minnesota · Population 3.2k · 1,083 ft elevation
Living in Blue Earth
Blue Earth 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 moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Blue Earth at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,783 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $125k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $916/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.32%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 63 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 348 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 6°F | 0.9″ | 10.4″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 1.0″ | 9.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 7.3″ | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 4.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 5.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 0.4″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 5.4″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 10.5″ | 143 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