Hot-summer humid continental
Huron, South Dakota
Beadle County, South Dakota · Population 14k · 1,286 ft elevation
Living in Huron
Huron has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Huron at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,286 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,988 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $165k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $839/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.15%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 281 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,379 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th 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 | 26°F | 6°F | 0.6″ | 7.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 8.9″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 22°F | 1.1″ | 6.6″ | 224 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 34°F | 2.5″ | 5.5″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 62°F | 2.8″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 2.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 50°F | 2.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | 1.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 22°F | 0.8″ | 5.8″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 11°F | 0.7″ | 8.4″ | 158 hrs |
Near Huron
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology