Warm-summer humid continental
Duluth, Minnesota
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 87k · 709 ft elevation
Living in Duluth
Duluth has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 23 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Duluth at a glance
- Population
- 87k
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- Average daily high
- 49°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,394 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $226k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,037/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 231 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,060 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 919 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 6°F | 0.8″ | 14.5″ | 113 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 12.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 9.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 46°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 1.7″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 57°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 67°F | 49°F | 4.6″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 50°F | 3.4″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 38°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 5.8″ | 107 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 12.3″ | 95 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