Warm-summer humid continental
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota · Population 56k · 945 ft elevation
Living in Apple Valley
Apple Valley has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Apple Valley at a glance
- Population
- 56k
- Elevation
- 945 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $354k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,678/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $99k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 204 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,456 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4444th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 3°F | 1.0″ | 10.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 6.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 8.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 1.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.4″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 7.0″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 7.0″ | 124 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