Hot-summer humid continental
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Ramsey County, Minnesota · Population 24k · 932 ft elevation
Living in White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ 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 34, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
White Bear Lake at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 932 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $318k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,540/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Violent crime rate
- 95 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,093 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 0.8″ | 8.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 12.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 4.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | 2.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 28°F | 1.8″ | 3.0″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 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