Warm-summer humid continental
International Falls, Minnesota
Koochiching County, Minnesota · Population 5.7k · 1,119 ft elevation
Living in International Falls
International Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it is a snowy place (73″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% 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.
International Falls at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- Average daily high
- 49°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 26°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 73″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,483 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $753/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 8 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 313 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 350 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16°F | -6°F | 0.8″ | 15.7″ | 135 hrs |
| Feb | 22°F | -2°F | 0.7″ | 12.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 12°F | 1.0″ | 7.9″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 26°F | 1.6″ | 7.0″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 50°F | 2.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 218 hrs |
| Oct | 51°F | 31°F | 2.2″ | 1.6″ | 143 hrs |
| Nov | 35°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 12.1″ | 100 hrs |
| Dec | 21°F | 3°F | 1.0″ | 15.8″ | 97 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