Hot-summer humid continental
Burnsville, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota · Population 64k · 968 ft elevation
Living in Burnsville
Burnsville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Burnsville at a glance
- Population
- 64k
- Elevation
- 968 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $335k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,501/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 163 per 100k47th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,493 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th 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 | 23°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 10.5″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 0.8″ | 6.4″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 8.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 1.8″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 27°F | 1.6″ | 7.0″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 7.0″ | 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