Warm-summer humid continental

Scandia, Minnesota

Washington County, Minnesota · Population 4k · 1,040 ft elevation

Living in Scandia

Scandia has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Scandia at a glance

Population
4k
Elevation
1,040 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
33°F3th percentile
Annual precipitation
33″22th percentile
Annual snowfall
52″89th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,692 hrs37th percentile
Median AQI
349th percentile
Median home value
$472k79th percentile
Median rent
$978/mo32th percentile
Median household income
$100k74th percentile
Property tax rate
0.88%43th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
1.0%
Homes with broadband
88%32th percentile
Walkability index
5.26th percentile
Average commute
35 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
69%84th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Overall natural-hazard risk
8438th percentile
Outdoor access
5151th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Scandia, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan24°F3°F0.9″9.6″175 hrs
Feb30°F6°F0.9″9.3″202 hrs
Mar43°F19°F1.7″9.2″231 hrs
Apr57°F32°F3.0″3.7″227 hrs
May69°F45°F4.4″—254 hrs
Jun79°F56°F4.5″—290 hrs
Jul83°F60°F4.7″—339 hrs
Aug81°F58°F4.0″—296 hrs
Sep73°F50°F3.2″—237 hrs
Oct60°F37°F2.9″0.6″177 hrs
Nov43°F23°F1.8″7.4″142 hrs
Dec29°F10°F1.2″11.8″121 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