Warm-summer humid continental
Rice Lake, Minnesota
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 4.1k · 1,440 ft elevation
Living in Rice Lake
Rice Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it is a snowy place (90″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 23 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rice Lake at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 1,440 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 90″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,395 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $284k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,328/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.02%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.63th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 2°F | 0.9″ | 16.8″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 6°F | 1.0″ | 15.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 12.8″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 49°F | 30°F | 2.5″ | 9.1″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.8″ | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 2.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 37°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 14.1″ | 107 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 10°F | 1.5″ | 18.7″ | 94 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