Warm-summer humid continental
Valley City, North Dakota
Barnes County, North Dakota · Population 6.6k · 1,220 ft elevation
Living in Valley City
Valley City has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -2°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Valley City at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 1,220 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,923 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $782/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 61 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,033 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18°F | -2°F | 0.5″ | 9.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Feb | 23°F | 1°F | 0.5″ | 8.2″ | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 14°F | 0.8″ | 7.6″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 28°F | 1.2″ | 3.7″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 279 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 54°F | 2.6″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 45°F | 2.7″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 32°F | 1.9″ | 1.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 5.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 24°F | 6°F | 0.7″ | 11.2″ | 146 hrs |
Near Valley City
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology