Warm-summer humid continental
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Pennington County, Minnesota · Population 8.8k · 1,132 ft elevation
Living in Thief River Falls
Thief River Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 17 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Thief River Falls at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,847 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $169k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $884/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 217 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 867 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16°F | -3°F | 0.6″ | 10.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 22°F | 0°F | 0.5″ | 8.6″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 15°F | 0.8″ | 7.8″ | 259 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 31°F | 1.4″ | 3.8″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 48°F | 2.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 34°F | 2.2″ | 1.5″ | 174 hrs |
| Nov | 36°F | 19°F | 1.1″ | 5.6″ | 132 hrs |
| Dec | 21°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 12.4″ | 131 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