Warm-summer humid continental
Milaca, Minnesota
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota · Population 3k · 1,073 ft elevation
Living in Milaca
Milaca has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Milaca at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,073 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,603 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $854/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 163 per 100k47th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,139 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 1°F | 0.8″ | 7.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 4°F | 0.8″ | 11.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 17°F | 1.4″ | 8.4″ | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 4.4″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 0.8″ | 167 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 6.5″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 10.2″ | 117 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