Warm-summer humid continental
Mountain Iron, Minnesota
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 2.9k · 1,480 ft elevation
Living in Mountain Iron
Mountain Iron has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 23 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mountain Iron at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 1,480 ft
- Average daily high
- 49°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,513 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $911/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16°F | -2°F | 0.8″ | 13.4″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 22°F | 2°F | 0.7″ | 10.8″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 7.9″ | 222 hrs |
| Apr | 49°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 8.0″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Oct | 51°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 2.4″ | 155 hrs |
| Nov | 34°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 11.0″ | 115 hrs |
| Dec | 22°F | 6°F | 1.0″ | 14.8″ | 103 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