Warm-summer humid continental
Oakdale, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 28k · 1,063 ft elevation
Living in Oakdale
Oakdale has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is a snowy place (60″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Oakdale at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 60″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $306k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,452/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 142 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,418 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 8.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 8.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 10.9″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 8.2″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 3.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 11.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 10.1″ | 122 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