Warm-summer continental (dry winter)
Perham, Minnesota
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · Population 3.6k · 1,365 ft elevation
Living in Perham
Perham has a warm-summer continental (dry winter) climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% 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.
Perham at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 1,365 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,665 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $813/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 15.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17°F | -2°F | 0.4″ | 9.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 22°F | 1°F | 0.6″ | 8.0″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 16°F | 0.9″ | 7.8″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 29°F | 2.0″ | 3.3″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 53°F | 4.5″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 3.1″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 47°F | 2.9″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 52°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 1.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 36°F | 20°F | 0.8″ | 5.3″ | 135 hrs |
| Dec | 23°F | 7°F | 0.8″ | 10.4″ | 111 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