Warm-summer humid continental
Foley, Minnesota
Benton County, Minnesota · Population 2.7k · 1,132 ft elevation
Living in Foley
Foley has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Foley at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,006/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.68th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 3°F | 0.7″ | 8.8″ | 174 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 6°F | 0.8″ | 8.9″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 8.2″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 4.7″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 35°F | 2.6″ | 1.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 22°F | 1.4″ | 6.9″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 9.3″ | 121 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