Hot-summer humid continental
Farmington, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota · Population 24k · 909 ft elevation
Living in Farmington
Farmington 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 (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Farmington at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 909 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
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $345k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,275/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 49 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 276 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4444th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 10.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 12°F | 0.8″ | 6.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 8.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | 1.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 27°F | 1.6″ | 7.0″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 7.0″ | 125 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