Warm-summer humid continental
Litchfield, Minnesota
Meeker County, Minnesota · Population 6.6k · 1,132 ft elevation
Living in Litchfield
Litchfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 0°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Litchfield at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $184k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $917/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 154 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,156 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 0°F | 0.8″ | 5.6″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 4°F | 0.8″ | 11.4″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 17°F | 1.5″ | 6.0″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 5.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | 0.7″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 2.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 9.4″ | 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