Warm-summer humid continental
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Benton County, Minnesota · Population 14k · 1,030 ft elevation
Living in Sauk Rapids
Sauk Rapids has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sauk Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,757 hrs44th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $240k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $941/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 159 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,028 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 3°F | 0.7″ | 8.8″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 7°F | 0.8″ | 8.9″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 8.2″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 4.7″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 36°F | 2.6″ | 1.0″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 6.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 10°F | 0.9″ | 9.3″ | 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