Warm-summer humid continental
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Lake County, Minnesota · Population 3.6k · 679 ft elevation
Living in Two Harbors
Two Harbors has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it is a snowy place (61″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Two Harbors at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 61″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,395 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $187k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $879/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 59 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 88 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 1.0″ | 12.4″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 13.6″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 20°F | 1.5″ | 9.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 47°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 4.3″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 58°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 67°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 49°F | 3.5″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 107 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 15.5″ | 94 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