Hot-summer humid continental
Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Minnehaha County, South Dakota · Population 3.9k · 1,509 ft elevation
Living in Dell Rapids
Dell Rapids has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Dell Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 1,509 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $284k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $919/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 6.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 0.9″ | 7.4″ | 208 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 6.6″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | 4.9″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.2″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 2.3″ | 0.9″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 5.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 8.2″ | 148 hrs |
Near Dell Rapids
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology