Warm-summer humid continental
Moorhead, Minnesota
Clay County, Minnesota · Population 45k · 896 ft elevation
Living in Moorhead
Moorhead has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 0°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Moorhead at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 896 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $246k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,017/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 302 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,486 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17°F | 0°F | 0.7″ | 12.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Feb | 23°F | 4°F | 0.7″ | 7.7″ | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 18°F | 1.3″ | 9.3″ | 249 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 1.7″ | 4.0″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 2.7″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 36°F | 2.5″ | 0.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 21°F | 1.1″ | 8.0″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 23°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 10.8″ | 136 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