Hot-summer humid continental
Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton County, South Dakota · Population 16k · 1,214 ft elevation
Living in Yankton
Yankton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Yankton at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 1,214 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,960 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $202k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $780/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 191 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,456 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 10°F | 0.7″ | 6.7″ | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 0.9″ | 8.5″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 4.7″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 3.7″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 2.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 25°F | 1.3″ | 5.9″ | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 7.6″ | 164 hrs |
Near Yankton
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- Hartford, SD · 3.4k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology