Warm-summer humid continental
Greenfield, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 2.9k · 994 ft elevation
Living in Greenfield
Greenfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Greenfield at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 994 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $524k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,083/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $147k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 3°F | 0.7″ | 7.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 1.0″ | 8.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 6.8″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 2.6″ | 2.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 5.6″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 9.3″ | 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