Hot-summer humid continental
St. Charles, Minnesota
Winona County, Minnesota · Population 4k · 1,132 ft elevation
Living in St. Charles
St. Charles has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
St. Charles at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,678 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $941/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 54 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 376 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 6°F | 1.1″ | 8.8″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 10°F | 1.1″ | 9.2″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 5.6″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 1.5″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.1″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 27°F | 1.9″ | 1.7″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 9.0″ | 126 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