Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min5:46 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:56 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 7°F28 in of rain a yearwettest month June45 in of snow a year, on about 33 days19 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sioux Falls Wfo Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Sioux Falls
Nearby landmarksSioux Fallswaterfall · 2.3 miUniversity of Sioux Fallscollege · under a mileAugustana Universitycollege · 1.0 miCovells Lakelake · 1.7 miSioux Falls Diversion Channelreservoir · 4.8 miAtkins Interpretive Trailtrailhead · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSpellerbergpark · within reachShermanpark · under a mile · 146 acresBig Siouxstate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 441 acresBlood Runstate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 187 acresGitchie Manitou State Preservestate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 141 acresLake Alvin Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.3 mi · 56 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 11 Jul 198233 mi away, near Egan, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202339 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMinnehaha County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured66 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Minnehaha County monitors, SD
Drinking waterSioux Fallsserves 216,462 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,499 ft457 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSioux Falls Veterans Affairs Medical Centerunder a milePost officeMeadows Postal Store Post Office1.1 miTown hallSioux Falls City Hall1.7 miPoliceMinnehaha County Sheriff's Office1.9 miFire stationSioux Falls Fire Rescue Station 3 Headquarters1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools14 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 8 otherElementaryLaura Wilder Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryChrist the King Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleEdison Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Sioux Fallsunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD3.8 miInterstateI-291.8 miUS highwayUS 1816 miCoachSioux FallsJefferson Lines3.2 miTransit46 stops within a mileSioux Area Metro (SAM)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57118 ZIP area.
