Warm-summer humid continental
Roseau, Minnesota
Roseau County, Minnesota · Population 2.7k · 1,043 ft elevation
Living in Roseau
Roseau has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 17 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Roseau at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
- Average daily high
- 48°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 26°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,507 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $130k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,027/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 186 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,190 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13°F | -8°F | 0.8″ | 8.7″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 19°F | -5°F | 0.6″ | 7.8″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 33°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 6.7″ | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 48°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 4.9″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.3″ | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Oct | 51°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 2.8″ | 148 hrs |
| Nov | 34°F | 17°F | 1.3″ | 4.2″ | 103 hrs |
| Dec | 19°F | 2°F | 0.9″ | 10.5″ | 104 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