Warm-summer humid continental
Moose Lake, Minnesota
Carlton County, Minnesota · Population 3.3k · 1,060 ft elevation
Living in Moose Lake
Moose Lake 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 32″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Moose Lake at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,605 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $205k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $901/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.16%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 1°F | 0.8″ | 10.6″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 5°F | 0.9″ | 11.2″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 10.2″ | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 5.7″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 1.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 10.4″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 9°F | 1.2″ | 14.1″ | 115 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