Hot-summer humid continental
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota · Population 36k · 873 ft elevation
Living in Inver Grove Heights
Inver Grove Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Inver Grove Heights at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $352k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,447/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 160 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,079 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 8°F | 0.5″ | 11.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 0.5″ | 9.5″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 8.2″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 2.6″ | 3.5″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 3.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.8″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 6.8″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 11.4″ | 122 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