Warm-summer humid continental
Le Center, Minnesota
Le Sueur County, Minnesota · Population 2.5k · 1,056 ft elevation
Living in Le Center
Le Center has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ 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 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Le Center at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $190k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $856/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 47 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 71 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 2°F | 1.0″ | 8.8″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 6°F | 1.0″ | 8.2″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 4.2″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 2.7″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 5.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 3.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 10.6″ | 125 hrs |
Near Le Center
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology