Hot-summer humid continental
Benson, Minnesota
Swift County, Minnesota · Population 3.4k · 1,050 ft elevation
Living in Benson
Benson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Benson at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 1,050 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,757 hrs44th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $146k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $939/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 265 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 59 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 1°F | 0.7″ | 8.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 8.5″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 7.1″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 4.2″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 2.8″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 21°F | 1.2″ | 5.7″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 8°F | 0.8″ | 8.4″ | 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