Warm-summer humid continental
Sandstone, Minnesota
Pine County, Minnesota · Population 2.5k · 1,089 ft elevation
Living in Sandstone
Sandstone has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sandstone at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,604 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,011/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 2°F | 0.8″ | 7.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 6°F | 1.1″ | 7.7″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 7.7″ | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 30°F | 2.9″ | 3.7″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 56°F | 5.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 0.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 8.8″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 8.8″ | 116 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