Warm-summer continental (dry winter)
Park Rapids, Minnesota
Hubbard County, Minnesota · Population 4.2k · 1,434 ft elevation
Living in Park Rapids
Park Rapids has a warm-summer continental (dry winter) climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Park Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 1,434 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,669 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $219k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $912/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.02%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 428 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,285 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18°F | -3°F | 0.4″ | 9.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 24°F | 1°F | 0.4″ | 8.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 16°F | 1.0″ | 7.8″ | 237 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 29°F | 1.7″ | 6.2″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 4.1″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 55°F | 2.8″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 46°F | 2.7″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 1.0″ | 165 hrs |
| Nov | 36°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 9.1″ | 128 hrs |
| Dec | 23°F | 5°F | 0.5″ | 9.8″ | 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