Hot-summer humid continental
Shakopee, Minnesota
Scott County, Minnesota · Population 45k · 741 ft elevation
Living in Shakopee
Shakopee has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shakopee at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $361k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,495/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $111k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 87 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,197 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 0.7″ | 10.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 0.6″ | 11.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 9.1″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 5.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 2.3″ | 0.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 28°F | 1.4″ | 5.1″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 15°F | 0.9″ | 13.3″ | 122 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