Warm-summer humid continental

Crosslake, Minnesota

Crow Wing County, Minnesota · Population 2.6k · 1,250 ft elevation

Living in Crosslake

Crosslake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -1°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 14 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Crosslake at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
1,250 ft
Average daily high
52°F1th percentile
Average daily low
32°F2th percentile
Annual precipitation
29″18th percentile
Annual snowfall
39″79th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,665 hrs34th percentile
Median AQI
3721th percentile
Median home value
$540k84th percentile
Median rent
$1,105/mo43th percentile
Median household income
$85k61th percentile
Property tax rate
0.64%20th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
2.7%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
7.532th percentile
Average commute
31 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
67%81th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
72%
Violent crime rate
41 per 100k12th percentile
Property crime rate
663 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7830th percentile
Outdoor access
6059th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
5%
Public land within 30 miles
15%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Crosslake, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan19°F-1°F0.8″7.3″168 hrs
Feb25°F3°F0.7″8.0″196 hrs
Mar38°F16°F1.4″5.9″228 hrs
Apr52°F30°F2.1″3.0″241 hrs
May66°F44°F3.7″0.1″257 hrs
Jun75°F54°F4.5″—289 hrs
Jul80°F60°F4.3″—339 hrs
Aug78°F57°F3.2″—300 hrs
Sep69°F48°F2.8″—230 hrs
Oct54°F36°F2.9″1.0″171 hrs
Nov38°F22°F1.4″4.1″135 hrs
Dec24°F8°F1.0″9.8″111 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