Hot-summer humid continental
Mitchell, South Dakota
Davison County, South Dakota · Population 16k · 1,306 ft elevation
Living in Mitchell
Mitchell has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% 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.
Mitchell at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 1,306 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,967 hrs65th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $182k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $754/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 288 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,756 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 9°F | 0.4″ | 5.6″ | 188 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 13°F | 0.4″ | 8.3″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 0.9″ | 5.8″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 2.1″ | 6.0″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 2.4″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 51°F | 2.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 1.8″ | 0.6″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 24°F | 0.6″ | 4.1″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 10.2″ | 159 hrs |
Near Mitchell
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology