Hot-summer humid continental
Lake City, Minnesota
Wabasha County, Minnesota · Population 5k · 696 ft elevation
Living in Lake City
Lake City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lake City at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 696 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,670 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $234k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,022/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.475th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 75 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 564 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 4°F | 1.0″ | 9.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 12.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 9.0″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 2.7″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.4″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 5.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 4.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 2.5″ | 0.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 2.3″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 11.7″ | 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