Hot-summer humid continental
Mound, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 9.2k · 935 ft elevation
Living in Mound
Mound has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mound at a glance
- Population
- 9.2k
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $349k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,119/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 6°F | 0.9″ | 10.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 11.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 9.1″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 5.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 0.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 5.1″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 13.3″ | 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