Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:31 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:43 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 6°F36 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 23 days8 days above 90°F, 159 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Albert Lea 3se station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksRiverland Community Collegecollege · under a mileGoose Lakelake · under a mileFountain Lakelake · 1.6 miKatherine Islandisland · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMyre-Big Island State Parkstate park · 2.5 mi · 1,615 acresSnyder Fieldsrecreation area · under a mileBancroft Baypark · 1.1 mi · 81 acresMagaksica State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 113 acresManchester State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 113 acresHalls Lake State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 152 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFreeborn County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025233 of 357 days measured110 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 180main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Blue Earth County, MN, 43 mi away
Drinking waterAlbert Leaserves 18,492 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,242 ft379 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea1.9 miPost officeAlbert Lea Post Office2.0 miTown hallAlbert Lea City Hall1.9 miPoliceAlbert Lea Police Department2.2 miFire stationAlbert Lea Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 2 highHighAlbert Lea High Schoolright hereHighArea Learning Centerunder a mileElementaryHawthorne Elementary School1.2 miCollegeRiverland Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 56076 ZIP area.
