Hot-summer humid continental
Pipestone, Minnesota
Pipestone County, Minnesota · Population 4.2k · 1,739 ft elevation
Living in Pipestone
Pipestone has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pipestone at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 1,739 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $102k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $722/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.7″ | 6.0″ | 192 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.7″ | 8.8″ | 208 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 5.7″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 4.0″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.4″ | 1.0″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 5.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 8.5″ | 148 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