Warm-summer humid continental
Willmar, Minnesota
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota · Population 21k · 1,145 ft elevation
Living in Willmar
Willmar 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 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Willmar at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 1,145 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $830/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 339 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,180 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2626th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 3°F | 0.7″ | 9.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 6°F | 0.7″ | 7.8″ | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 6.9″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | 3.8″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 2.6″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 36°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 7.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 10.1″ | 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