Warm-summer humid continental
Wadena, Minnesota
Wadena County, Minnesota · Population 4.4k · 1,352 ft elevation
Living in Wadena
Wadena has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wadena at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 1,352 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,664 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $159k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $683/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 320 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,188 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 131th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18°F | -1°F | 0.9″ | 12.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 23°F | 2°F | 0.8″ | 7.9″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 8.9″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 4.5″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 47°F | 2.9″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 1.1″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 37°F | 20°F | 1.3″ | 7.5″ | 135 hrs |
| Dec | 24°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 8.7″ | 111 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