Hot-summer humid continental
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Scott County, Minnesota · Population 28k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Prior Lake
Prior Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ 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 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Prior Lake at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $430k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,548/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $130k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 74%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 132 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,010 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 8°F | 0.7″ | 10.0″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 0.6″ | 11.2″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 9.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | 5.4″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | 0.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 27°F | 1.4″ | 5.1″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 14°F | 0.9″ | 13.3″ | 125 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