Hot-summer humid continental

Marshall, Minnesota

Lyon County, Minnesota · Population 14k · 1,158 ft elevation

Living in Marshall

Marshall has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).

Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Marshall at a glance

Population
14k
Elevation
1,158 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
29″18th percentile
Annual snowfall
44″84th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,833 hrs53th percentile
Median AQI
3721th percentile
Median home value
$199k34th percentile
Median rent
$742/mo8th percentile
Median household income
$65k37th percentile
Property tax rate
1.16%59th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
3.6%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
8.955th percentile
Average commute
11 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
72%86th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
285 per 100k69th percentile
Property crime rate
534 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
438th percentile
Outdoor access
5151th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
755 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Marshall, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan25°F4°F0.9″6.6″190 hrs
Feb29°F8°F0.9″8.1″206 hrs
Mar41°F20°F1.6″7.6″220 hrs
Apr57°F32°F2.8″4.9″229 hrs
May70°F46°F3.7″0.1″258 hrs
Jun81°F57°F4.1″—298 hrs
Jul85°F61°F3.8″—360 hrs
Aug82°F59°F3.6″—310 hrs
Sep75°F50°F3.1″—254 hrs
Oct60°F36°F2.3″0.8″199 hrs
Nov43°F23°F1.3″5.3″163 hrs
Dec30°F10°F1.0″10.1″145 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