Hot-summer humid continental
West St. Paul, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota · Population 21k · 1,020 ft elevation
Living in West St. Paul
West St. Paul has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West St. Paul at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $282k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,195/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 260 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,806 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 8°F | 0.5″ | 8.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 0.5″ | 12.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 4.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 2.6″ | 2.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 26°F | 1.3″ | 3.0″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 10.2″ | 122 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