Hot-summer humid continental
Madison, South Dakota
Lake County, South Dakota · Population 6.2k · 1,677 ft elevation
Living in Madison
Madison has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Madison at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 1,677 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $191k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $874/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 99 per 100k31th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 890 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 335th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 5°F | 0.5″ | 5.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 9°F | 0.7″ | 8.4″ | 208 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 5.0″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 4.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.2″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.2″ | 0.8″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 4.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 11°F | 0.6″ | 7.8″ | 148 hrs |
Near Madison
- Dell Rapids, SD · 3.9k
- Brookings, SD · 24k
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- Brandon, SD · 11k
- Tea, SD · 6.3k
- Harrisburg, SD · 7.8k
- Lennox, SD · 2.6k
Largest places in South Dakota
- Rapid City, SD · 77k
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- Pierre, SD · 14k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology