Warm-summer humid continental
Long Prairie, Minnesota
Todd County, Minnesota · Population 3.7k · 1,286 ft elevation
Living in Long Prairie
Long Prairie has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Long Prairie at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 1,286 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,663 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $130k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $942/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 107 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 242 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18°F | -1°F | 1.0″ | 9.7″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 23°F | 3°F | 0.9″ | 9.0″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 16°F | 1.5″ | 8.6″ | 229 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 6.1″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 4.6″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 47°F | 3.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 1.8″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 37°F | 20°F | 1.5″ | 7.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 23°F | 7°F | 1.1″ | 11.5″ | 112 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