Hot-summer humid continental
Harrisburg, South Dakota
Lincoln County, South Dakota · Population 7.8k · 1,430 ft elevation
Living in Harrisburg
Harrisburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ 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.
Harrisburg at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 1,430 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,918 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $281k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,349/mo60th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.20%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 0.6″ | 8.0″ | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 0.8″ | 8.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 7.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.0″ | 5.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 2.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | 1.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 25°F | 1.2″ | 6.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 13°F | 0.8″ | 8.7″ | 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