Hot-summer humid continental
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Redwood County, Minnesota · Population 5.1k · 1,050 ft elevation
Living in Redwood Falls
Redwood Falls has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Redwood Falls at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,050 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,787 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $162k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $824/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 159 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,135 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 4°F | 0.7″ | 7.1″ | 185 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 9.3″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.6″ | 8.9″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 3.9″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 5.0″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 4.4″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 9.4″ | 141 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