Warm-summer humid continental
Morris, Minnesota
Stevens County, Minnesota · Population 5.1k · 1,125 ft elevation
Living in Morris
Morris has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% 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.
Morris at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,125 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,757 hrs44th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $841/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 70th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19°F | 1°F | 0.7″ | 9.1″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 24°F | 4°F | 0.7″ | 9.0″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 6.9″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 4.5″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 2.7″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 1.0″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 5.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 8°F | 0.8″ | 8.9″ | 121 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