Warm-summer humid continental
Eagle Lake, Minnesota
Blue Earth County, Minnesota · Population 3.3k · 1,020 ft elevation
Living in Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eagle Lake at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $250k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,405/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th 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 | 5°F | 1.0″ | 8.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 9°F | 0.8″ | 6.9″ | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 7.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 1.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.6″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 2.4″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 5.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 1.1″ | 8.6″ | 125 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