Hot-summer humid continental
St. James, Minnesota
Watonwan County, Minnesota · Population 4.7k · 1,073 ft elevation
Living in St. James
St. James has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
St. James at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 1,073 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,786 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $110k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $805/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.47%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 232 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 908 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 5°F | 1.1″ | 10.8″ | 186 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 11.0″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 8.2″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 3.5″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.1″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | 0.6″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 4.9″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 12°F | 1.1″ | 11.2″ | 142 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