Warm-summer humid continental
Watertown, South Dakota
Codington County, South Dakota · Population 23k · 1,739 ft elevation
Living in Watertown
Watertown has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ 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.
Watertown at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 1,739 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,866 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $904/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.11%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 181 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 734 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 3°F | 0.6″ | 6.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 26°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 8.9″ | 214 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 1.0″ | 5.4″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 5.2″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.0″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 2.9″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 2.5″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 35°F | 1.9″ | 1.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 4.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 9°F | 0.7″ | 8.9″ | 135 hrs |
Near Watertown
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- Madison, SD · 6.2k
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- Aberdeen, SD · 28k
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Largest places in South Dakota
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology