Warm-summer continental (dry winter)
Blackhawk, South Dakota
Meade County, South Dakota · Population 2.8k · 3,491 ft elevation
Living in Blackhawk
Blackhawk has a warm-summer continental (dry winter) climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Blackhawk is an outdoor hub: about 36% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,700 ft around town.
Blackhawk at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 3,491 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,005 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $244k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,148/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 36%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,707 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 13°F | 0.2″ | 3.9″ | 185 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 15°F | 0.4″ | 6.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 23°F | 0.9″ | 6.2″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 31°F | 2.0″ | 7.9″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | 0.9″ | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 58°F | 2.7″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 56°F | 2.0″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 47°F | 1.5″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 35°F | 1.6″ | 2.1″ | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 24°F | 0.5″ | 4.0″ | 184 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 15°F | 0.3″ | 5.0″ | 167 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