Warm-summer humid continental
Grafton, North Dakota
Walsh County, North Dakota · Population 4.1k · 827 ft elevation
Living in Grafton
Grafton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grafton at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 827 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 28°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,848 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $715/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.25%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 200 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 676 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16°F | -4°F | 0.7″ | 9.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Feb | 21°F | -2°F | 0.6″ | 7.2″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 6.7″ | 259 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 2.7″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 44°F | 2.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | 1.5″ | 174 hrs |
| Nov | 36°F | 18°F | 1.0″ | 5.5″ | 132 hrs |
| Dec | 22°F | 4°F | 0.8″ | 10.9″ | 131 hrs |
Near Grafton
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology