Hot-summer humid continental

Mounds View, Minnesota

Ramsey County, Minnesota · Population 13k · 906 ft elevation

Living in Mounds View

Mounds View 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 (40″ 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 34, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Mounds View at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
906 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
33″22th percentile
Annual snowfall
40″80th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,691 hrs36th percentile
Median AQI
349th percentile
Median home value
$295k57th percentile
Median rent
$1,216/mo52th percentile
Median household income
$90k66th percentile
Property tax rate
1.14%58th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
11.576th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
64%78th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
71%
Violent crime rate
133 per 100k40th percentile
Property crime rate
837 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
2424th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Mounds View, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan25°F8°F0.8″8.3″176 hrs
Feb30°F11°F0.8″12.3″202 hrs
Mar42°F24°F1.5″4.0″231 hrs
Apr56°F37°F3.1″2.1″227 hrs
May69°F50°F4.3″—254 hrs
Jun79°F60°F4.5″—290 hrs
Jul83°F64°F4.5″—338 hrs
Aug81°F62°F4.5″—296 hrs
Sep73°F54°F3.1″—237 hrs
Oct59°F42°F3.1″0.5″177 hrs
Nov43°F28°F1.8″3.0″142 hrs
Dec29°F16°F1.1″10.2″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