Warm-summer humid continental
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks County, North Dakota · Population 59k · 840 ft elevation
Living in Grand Forks
Grand Forks has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grand Forks at a glance
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,847 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $243k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $958/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.498th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 270 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,008 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15°F | -1°F | 0.5″ | 9.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 20°F | 3°F | 0.6″ | 8.2″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 34°F | 17°F | 0.9″ | 7.8″ | 259 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 3.0″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 35°F | 2.0″ | 1.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 35°F | 20°F | 0.8″ | 5.1″ | 132 hrs |
| Dec | 21°F | 6°F | 0.7″ | 13.5″ | 132 hrs |
Near Grand Forks
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology