Warm-summer humid continental
Sisseton, South Dakota
Roberts County, South Dakota · Population 2.6k · 1,220 ft elevation
Living in Sisseton
Sisseton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ 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.
Sisseton at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,220 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,867 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $112k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $600/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 495 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,652 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 8.9″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.8″ | 9.7″ | 213 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 7.8″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 5.6″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 2.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 2.6″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | 0.9″ | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 23°F | 1.0″ | 5.7″ | 160 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 9.4″ | 134 hrs |
Near Sisseton
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology