Warm-summer humid continental
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Brown County, South Dakota · Population 28k · 1,302 ft elevation
Living in Aberdeen
Aberdeen has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Aberdeen at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 1,302 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,995 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $206k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $783/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.31%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 425 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,321 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 2°F | 0.5″ | 7.8″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 6°F | 0.6″ | 8.6″ | 212 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 6.3″ | 234 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 1.9″ | 4.2″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 57°F | 2.4″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 2.2″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 34°F | 2.1″ | 1.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 6.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 8°F | 0.6″ | 8.0″ | 155 hrs |
Near Aberdeen
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology