Hot-summer humid continental
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Brule County, South Dakota · Population 2.6k · 1,404 ft elevation
Living in Chamberlain
Chamberlain has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 18, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Chamberlain at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,404 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,016 hrs68th percentile
- Median AQI
- 181th percentile
- Median home value
- $195k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $682/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 12°F | 0.4″ | 7.3″ | 196 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 15°F | 0.6″ | 8.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 1.1″ | 7.2″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 2.3″ | 6.8″ | 242 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 64°F | 2.2″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 62°F | 2.3″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 2.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 1.6″ | 1.4″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 5.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 16°F | 0.5″ | 7.5″ | 162 hrs |
Near Chamberlain
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology