Warm-summer humid continental
Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings County, South Dakota · Population 24k · 1,617 ft elevation
Living in Brookings
Brookings has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brookings at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 1,617 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,853 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $244k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $862/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 113 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 869 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 4°F | 0.4″ | 5.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 8°F | 0.5″ | 7.1″ | 208 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 1.1″ | 6.4″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 4.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 34°F | 2.0″ | 1.1″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 22°F | 0.8″ | 4.7″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 10°F | 0.6″ | 6.8″ | 147 hrs |
Near Brookings
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Largest places in South Dakota
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology