Warm-summer humid continental
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · Population 14k · 1,184 ft elevation
Living in Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 0°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fergus Falls at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,184 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,860 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $173k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $839/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 154 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,134 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19°F | 0°F | 1.3″ | 11.4″ | 196 hrs |
| Feb | 23°F | 3°F | 0.8″ | 7.7″ | 219 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 18°F | 1.1″ | 7.2″ | 238 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | 4.1″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 3.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 1.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 6.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 8°F | 0.7″ | 10.7″ | 136 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