Warm-summer humid continental
Milbank, South Dakota
Grant County, South Dakota · Population 3.5k · 1,152 ft elevation
Living in Milbank
Milbank has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Milbank at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,866 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $480/mo0th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 192th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 4°F | 0.7″ | 4.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 6.8″ | 214 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 4.6″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.4″ | 4.2″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 2.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 2.6″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 35°F | 2.3″ | 0.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 22°F | 0.9″ | 2.2″ | 160 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 9.4″ | 135 hrs |
Near Milbank
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology