Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:48 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min8:05 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 6°F23 in of rain a year, on about 46 dayswettest month June44 in of snow a year, on about 29 days22 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Huron Rgnl Ap station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksRavine Park Lakelake · 1.2 miStony Run Lakelake · 5.4 miMaga-ta-Hohpi Paved Trailtrailhead · 8.7 miMaga-ta-Hohpi Trailtrailhead · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHorseshoe Lakestate recreation area · 2.7 mi · 382 acresRavine Parkpark · 1.5 miKunhart Softball Complexrecreation area · 2.9 miCavour Lakestate recreation area · 6.9 mi · 670 acresBeadle County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 9.2 mi · 242 acresMud Lake Game Production Areastate recreation area · 12.2 mi · 149 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 25 Oct 199044 mi away, near Plankinton, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Oct 200539 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBeadle County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 363 days measured76 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 35, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Codington County, SD, 63 mi away
Drinking waterHuronserves 14,263 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,278 ft390 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHuron Regional Medical Center2.2 miPost officeHuron Post Office2.2 miTown hallHuron Municipal Building2.1 miPoliceHuron Police Department2.1 miFire stationHuron Fire Department North Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolJames Valley Christian Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown Regional Airport ATY63 miUS highwayUS 141.6 miCoachHuronJefferson Lines2.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57399 ZIP area.
