Hot-summer humid continental
Canton, South Dakota
Lincoln County, South Dakota · Population 3.1k · 1,276 ft elevation
Living in Canton
Canton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Canton at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,918 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $191k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $693/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 305 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 983 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 6°F | 0.6″ | 7.0″ | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 8.5″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 4.7″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 2.8″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 2.9″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 2.2″ | 0.8″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 4.8″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 7.4″ | 163 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