Warm-summer humid continental
Cloquet, Minnesota
Carlton County, Minnesota · Population 13k · 1,201 ft elevation
Living in Cloquet
Cloquet has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is a snowy place (71″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cloquet at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 71″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,605 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $200k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $978/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 153 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 353 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18°F | 2°F | 1.0″ | 13.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 24°F | 5°F | 1.0″ | 13.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 10.3″ | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 6.4″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.3″ | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 48°F | 4.8″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 53°F | 4.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Oct | 52°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 1.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 35°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 9.6″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 23°F | 9°F | 1.5″ | 15.9″ | 115 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