Warm-summer humid continental
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Becker County, Minnesota · Population 10k · 1,371 ft elevation
Living in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Detroit Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 1,371 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,669 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $246k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $925/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 189 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,645 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17°F | -4°F | 0.8″ | 8.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Feb | 23°F | 0°F | 0.7″ | 9.4″ | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 7.7″ | 237 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 29°F | 2.0″ | 5.3″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 1.1″ | 165 hrs |
| Nov | 37°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 4.8″ | 128 hrs |
| Dec | 22°F | 6°F | 1.0″ | 11.0″ | 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