Hot-summer humid continental
Lexington, Minnesota
Anoka County, Minnesota · Population 2.6k · 906 ft elevation
Living in Lexington
Lexington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ 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 38, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lexington at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $282k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,462/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.23%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.380th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 82 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 639 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 0.8″ | 5.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 9.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 6.3″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | 5.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 28°F | 1.8″ | 4.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 12.4″ | 121 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