Warm-summer humid continental
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · Population 2.6k · 1,302 ft elevation
Living in Pelican Rapids
Pelican Rapids has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ 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 38, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pelican Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,302 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,861 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $178k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $349/mo0th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 77 per 100k24th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 0 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18°F | -1°F | 0.8″ | 11.4″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 23°F | 2°F | 0.6″ | 7.7″ | 218 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 17°F | 1.1″ | 7.2″ | 238 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 4.1″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 2.7″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 49°F | 2.8″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 35°F | 2.3″ | 1.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 21°F | 0.9″ | 6.9″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 24°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 10.7″ | 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