Hot-summer humid continental
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 84k · 863 ft elevation
Living in Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brooklyn Park at a glance
- Population
- 84k
- Elevation
- 863 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $314k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,331/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.15%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 3%0th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 348 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,898 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 0.6″ | 10.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 0.6″ | 10.1″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 9.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 2.9″ | 5.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 6.9″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 12.3″ | 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