Hot-summer humid continental
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 427k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ 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.
Minneapolis at a glance
- Population
- 427k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $346k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,329/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.197th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,004 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,518 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 8.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 12.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 23°F | 1.6″ | 4.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 2.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 3.0″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 10.2″ | 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