Warm-summer humid continental
St. Michael, Minnesota
Wright County, Minnesota · Population 19k · 961 ft elevation
Living in St. Michael
St. Michael has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
St. Michael at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $366k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,038/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $131k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 81%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 3°F | 0.7″ | 7.3″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 8°F | 1.0″ | 8.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 6.8″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 2.6″ | 2.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 5.6″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 9.3″ | 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