Hot-summer humid continental
Fairmont, Minnesota
Martin County, Minnesota · Population 10k · 1,191 ft elevation
Living in Fairmont
Fairmont 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 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairmont at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 1,191 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,783 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $169k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $717/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 208 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,256 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 0.8″ | 10.9″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 8.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 4.6″ | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 3.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 4.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 2.3″ | 0.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 3.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 8.3″ | 143 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