Hot-summer humid continental

Hopkins, Minnesota

Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 19k · 948 ft elevation

Living in Hopkins

Hopkins has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Hopkins at a glance

Population
19k
Elevation
948 ft
Average daily high
55°F3th percentile
Average daily low
36°F7th percentile
Annual precipitation
35″26th percentile
Annual snowfall
54″90th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,691 hrs36th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$350k66th percentile
Median rent
$1,346/mo60th percentile
Median household income
$71k45th percentile
Property tax rate
1.31%66th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.1%
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
13.991th percentile
Average commute
19 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
50%58th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
58%
Violent crime rate
260 per 100k66th percentile
Property crime rate
1,185 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
2727th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Hopkins, Minnesota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan24°F7°F0.9″10.1″176 hrs
Feb29°F11°F1.0″10.1″202 hrs
Mar42°F23°F1.9″9.0″231 hrs
Apr57°F35°F3.3″5.1″227 hrs
May69°F48°F4.5″—254 hrs
Jun78°F58°F4.6″—290 hrs
Jul82°F63°F4.5″—338 hrs
Aug80°F61°F4.2″—295 hrs
Sep72°F52°F3.5″—237 hrs
Oct57°F39°F3.0″0.8″177 hrs
Nov41°F26°F1.9″6.9″143 hrs
Dec28°F14°F1.4″12.3″122 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