Warm-summer humid continental
Hibbing, Minnesota
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 16k · 1,490 ft elevation
Living in Hibbing
Hibbing has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it is a snowy place (60″ 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.
Hibbing at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 1,490 ft
- Average daily high
- 48°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 25°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 60″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $739/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 252 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,089 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16°F | -5°F | 0.5″ | 12.2″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 22°F | -2°F | 0.5″ | 9.7″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 7.5″ | 222 hrs |
| Apr | 49°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 5.6″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 35°F | 2.8″ | 0.2″ | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 48°F | 3.1″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 65°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Oct | 50°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 2.0″ | 155 hrs |
| Nov | 34°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 9.0″ | 115 hrs |
| Dec | 21°F | 3°F | 0.6″ | 13.4″ | 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