Hot-summer humid continental
Forest Lake, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 21k · 906 ft elevation
Living in Forest Lake
Forest Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Forest Lake at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $376k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,379/mo61th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%84th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 53 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,159 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 3°F | 0.9″ | 9.6″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 6°F | 0.9″ | 9.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 19°F | 1.7″ | 9.2″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 3.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 7.4″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 11.8″ | 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