Hot-summer humid continental

Lennox, South Dakota

Lincoln County, South Dakota · Population 2.6k · 1,348 ft elevation

Living in Lennox

Lennox has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ 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.

Lennox at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
1,348 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
35°F5th percentile
Annual precipitation
28″18th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,918 hrs59th percentile
Median AQI
3616th percentile
Median home value
$211k37th percentile
Median rent
$925/mo26th percentile
Median household income
$76k52th percentile
Property tax rate
1.23%63th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.1%
Unemployment rate
0.4%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
6.214th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
117 per 100k36th percentile
Property crime rate
117 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6318th percentile
Outdoor access
1818th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
394 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lennox, South Dakota
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan25°F6°F0.6″7.0″187 hrs
Feb31°F10°F0.8″8.5″206 hrs
Mar44°F22°F1.3″4.7″219 hrs
Apr58°F34°F2.9″2.8″236 hrs
May70°F47°F4.1″0.1″264 hrs
Jun80°F58°F4.7″—312 hrs
Jul83°F62°F3.5″—363 hrs
Aug80°F59°F3.0″—314 hrs
Sep74°F50°F2.9″—261 hrs
Oct60°F36°F2.2″0.8″211 hrs
Nov43°F23°F1.1″4.8″182 hrs
Dec29°F11°F0.8″7.4″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