Warm-summer humid continental
Waseca, Minnesota
Waseca County, Minnesota · Population 9.2k · 1,152 ft elevation
Living in Waseca
Waseca has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ 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 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Waseca at a glance
- Population
- 9.2k
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $796/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.44%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 155 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,130 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 1.3″ | 10.7″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 9°F | 1.2″ | 10.8″ | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 9.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 3.0″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | 0.4″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 5.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 4.1″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 2.8″ | 0.7″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 5.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 1.5″ | 11.9″ | 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