Warm-summer humid continental
Crookston, Minnesota
Polk County, Minnesota · Population 7.4k · 873 ft elevation
Living in Crookston
Crookston has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Crookston at a glance
- Population
- 7.4k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,847 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $827/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.16%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 236 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 554 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16°F | -3°F | 0.5″ | 10.1″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 21°F | 0°F | 0.5″ | 8.6″ | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 34°F | 15°F | 0.7″ | 7.8″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 30°F | 1.3″ | 3.8″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 46°F | 2.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 33°F | 2.1″ | 1.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 36°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 5.6″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 23°F | 5°F | 0.7″ | 12.4″ | 132 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