Warm-summer humid continental

Lonsdale, Minnesota

Rice County, Minnesota · Population 4.8k · 1,099 ft elevation

Living in Lonsdale

Lonsdale has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°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 (43″ 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 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Lonsdale at a glance

Population
4.8k
Elevation
1,099 ft
Average daily high
55°F3th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
35″26th percentile
Annual snowfall
43″83th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,696 hrs38th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$327k62th percentile
Median rent
$1,293/mo57th percentile
Median household income
$92k67th percentile
Property tax rate
1.09%56th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
1.6%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
6.416th percentile
Average commute
33 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
72%86th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
72%
Violent crime rate
39 per 100k11th percentile
Property crime rate
155 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7527th percentile
Outdoor access
3232th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
394 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lonsdale, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan23°F4°F1.0″9.4″170 hrs
Feb28°F8°F1.0″10.6″199 hrs
Mar40°F20°F1.9″6.4″205 hrs
Apr55°F33°F3.1″1.6″220 hrs
May68°F45°F4.4″0.2″254 hrs
Jun78°F57°F5.6″—291 hrs
Jul82°F60°F4.6″—347 hrs
Aug80°F58°F4.7″—303 hrs
Sep72°F49°F3.7″—247 hrs
Oct59°F35°F2.6″0.1″186 hrs
Nov42°F23°F1.7″4.9″149 hrs
Dec29°F12°F1.2″10.1″125 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