Hot-summer humid continental
Brandon, South Dakota
Minnehaha County, South Dakota · Population 11k · 1,355 ft elevation
Living in Brandon
Brandon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brandon at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,355 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,918 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $317k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $989/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.23%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Violent crime rate
- 46 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 334 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th 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 | 27°F | 9°F | 0.6″ | 8.0″ | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 0.8″ | 8.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 7.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.0″ | 5.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 2.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | 1.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 25°F | 1.2″ | 6.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 14°F | 0.8″ | 8.7″ | 162 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