Hot-summer humid continental
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
Union County, South Dakota · Population 4.1k · 1,102 ft elevation
Living in Dakota Dunes
Dakota Dunes 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 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Dakota Dunes at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,902 hrs57th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $495k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,211/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $123k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.16%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 9°F | 0.7″ | 7.7″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 8.7″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 5.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 2.3″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 37°F | 2.4″ | 0.8″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 3.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 7.6″ | 157 hrs |
Near Dakota Dunes
- North Sioux City, SD · 3k
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- Canton, SD · 3.1k
- Lennox, SD · 2.6k
- Harrisburg, SD · 7.8k
- Tea, SD · 6.3k
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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