Warm-summer humid continental

Eveleth, Minnesota

St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 3.5k · 1,594 ft elevation

Living in Eveleth

Eveleth has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -2°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 23 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Eveleth at a glance

Population
3.5k
Elevation
1,594 ft
Average daily high
48°F0th percentile
Average daily low
29°F1th percentile
Annual precipitation
28″18th percentile
Annual snowfall
69″94th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,512 hrs13th percentile
Median AQI
4252th percentile
Median home value
$92k4th percentile
Median rent
$839/mo18th percentile
Median household income
$48k12th percentile
Property tax rate
0.64%20th 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
9.057th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
45%49th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
65%
Violent crime rate
589 per 100k91th percentile
Property crime rate
1,825 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9254th percentile
Outdoor access
7373th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
11%
Public land within 30 miles
24%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Eveleth, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan16°F-2°F0.8″13.4″143 hrs
Feb22°F1°F0.7″10.8″180 hrs
Mar35°F14°F1.2″7.9″222 hrs
Apr49°F27°F1.9″8.0″229 hrs
May63°F40°F3.0″0.4″250 hrs
Jun72°F51°F4.3″—275 hrs
Jul77°F55°F3.9″—328 hrs
Aug75°F53°F3.5″—292 hrs
Sep66°F45°F3.4″—221 hrs
Oct50°F33°F2.5″2.4″155 hrs
Nov34°F19°F1.4″11.0″115 hrs
Dec21°F6°F1.0″14.8″103 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