Warm-summer humid continental
Lake Crystal, Minnesota
Blue Earth County, Minnesota · Population 2.5k · 994 ft elevation
Living in Lake Crystal
Lake Crystal has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Crystal at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 994 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,786 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $194k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $644/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 40 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 809 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 5°F | 1.0″ | 8.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 9°F | 0.8″ | 6.9″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 7.4″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 1.6″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 2.4″ | 0.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 5.9″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 1.1″ | 8.6″ | 142 hrs |
Near Lake Crystal
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology