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Capital
Pierre
Other Main Cities/Resorts
Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen
Gay Age of Consent
Legal
Lesbian Age of Consent
Legal
Straight Age of Consent
16
Legal Notes
Sodomy laws were repealed in South Dakota through legislative action in 1977.
Population
755,000
Climate
South Dakota has a very continental climate. The summers are warm with very few days of hot and humid weather. Nights, with few exceptions, are cool. The winter months are very cold and dry with maximum temperatures rising above freezing only on an average of 6 days each month,
The best time to visit is during the summer months from May to September.
