Warm-summer humid continental
Glencoe, Minnesota
McLeod County, Minnesota · Population 5.7k · 988 ft elevation
Living in Glencoe
Glencoe has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Glencoe at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 988 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $213k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $901/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.14%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 106 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 762 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 4°F | 0.7″ | 6.9″ | 185 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 7°F | 0.8″ | 11.8″ | 210 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 7.6″ | 222 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 7.0″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.2″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 3.6″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 12.2″ | 123 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