Hot-summer humid continental
Pierre, South Dakota
Hughes County, South Dakota · Population 14k · 1,476 ft elevation
Living in Pierre
Pierre has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 18, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Pierre at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,476 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,999 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 181th percentile
- Median home value
- $220k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $936/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 561 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,764 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 161th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 10°F | 0.5″ | 5.1″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 8.0″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 24°F | 1.0″ | 5.0″ | 224 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 1.9″ | 5.3″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 57°F | 3.7″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 63°F | 2.4″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 60°F | 1.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 51°F | 1.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 37°F | 1.7″ | 1.3″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 24°F | 0.8″ | 6.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 6.2″ | 159 hrs |
Near Pierre
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology