Warm-summer humid continental
Becker, Minnesota
Sherburne County, Minnesota · Population 5k · 974 ft elevation
Living in Becker
Becker has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Becker at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 974 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,692 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $258k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $859/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 56 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 449 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 4°F | 0.8″ | 9.8″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 9.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 8.7″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 3.5″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 0.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 6.5″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 10.5″ | 121 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