Warm-summer humid continental
Glenwood, Minnesota
Pope County, Minnesota · Population 2.6k · 1,155 ft elevation
Living in Glenwood
Glenwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Glenwood at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,155 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,758 hrs44th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $830/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 113 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 226 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 2°F | 0.5″ | 10.6″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 5°F | 0.5″ | 8.9″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 19°F | 1.1″ | 7.6″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 2.9″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 47°F | 2.9″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 34°F | 2.5″ | 0.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 5.3″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 8°F | 0.7″ | 10.4″ | 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