Hot-summer humid continental
La Crescent, Minnesota
Houston County, Minnesota · Population 5.3k · 689 ft elevation
Living in La Crescent
La Crescent has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
La Crescent at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,678 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $245k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,059/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.38%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 325 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 11.2″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 8.4″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 27°F | 1.9″ | 5.7″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | 1.6″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 51°F | 5.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 63°F | 5.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 31°F | 2.0″ | 1.2″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 9.7″ | 126 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