Warm-summer humid continental
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Wilkin County, Minnesota · Population 3.4k · 955 ft elevation
Living in Breckenridge
Breckenridge has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 0°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% 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.
Breckenridge at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,860 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $142k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $502/mo0th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 183 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 213 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 50th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19°F | 0°F | 0.8″ | 11.4″ | 196 hrs |
| Feb | 24°F | 3°F | 0.6″ | 7.7″ | 219 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 18°F | 1.1″ | 7.2″ | 238 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 4.1″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 2.7″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 2.8″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 36°F | 2.3″ | 1.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 22°F | 0.9″ | 6.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 10.7″ | 136 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