Warm-summer humid continental
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 13k · 915 ft elevation
Living in Lake Elmo
Lake Elmo has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lake Elmo at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $589k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,204/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $153k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 142 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,418 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 7.9″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 7.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 10.8″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 7.5″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 3.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 11.1″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 9.9″ | 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