Hot-summer humid continental
Hot Springs, South Dakota
Fall River County, South Dakota · Population 3.5k · 3,455 ft elevation
Living in Hot Springs
Hot Springs has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hot Springs is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Hot Springs at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 3,455 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,075 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $168k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $854/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 82 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 82 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 31%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 14°F | 0.4″ | 5.2″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 6.3″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 24°F | 1.1″ | 5.6″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 4.7″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | 0.4″ | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 58°F | 2.4″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 56°F | 2.0″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 46°F | 1.4″ | 0.1″ | 283 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 34°F | 1.4″ | 1.7″ | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 23°F | 0.4″ | 2.5″ | 195 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 5.5″ | 181 hrs |
Near Hot Springs
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- Box Elder, SD · 12k
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- Lead, SD · 3k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology