Hot-summer humid continental
Sturgis, South Dakota
Meade County, South Dakota · Population 7.1k · 3,425 ft elevation
Living in Sturgis
Sturgis has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sturgis is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Sturgis at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 3,425 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,005 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $236k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $815/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.20%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 329 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,202 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,543 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 5.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 8.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 8.4″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 7.9″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 4.4″ | 1.4″ | 278 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 60°F | 2.3″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 58°F | 1.7″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 48°F | 1.4″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | 2.8″ | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 5.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 8.2″ | 167 hrs |
Near Sturgis
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology