2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Sioux Falls, SD vs Queen Creek, AZ

Highlights

On average, there are 301 sunny days per year in Queen Creek. Sioux Falls averages 211 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Queen Creek, Arizona gets 10.1 inches of rain, on average, per year. Sioux Falls, South Dakota gets 26.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Queen Creek averages 0 inches of snow per year. Sioux Falls averages 37.6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Queen Creek, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 105.2 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39.4
Rain: averages 10.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Summer High: the July high is around 83.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6.3
Rain: averages 26.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37.6 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Queen Creek is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sioux Falls is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

Today's Weather - Sioux Falls, SD

85°F

Today's Weather - Queen Creek, AZ

77°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Sioux Falls / Queen Creek

July is the hottest month for Sioux Falls with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Sioux Falls, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sioux Falls are June, August and September.

July is the hottest month for Queen Creek with an average high temperature of 105.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Queen Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Queen Creek are March, November and April.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sioux Falls with an average of 6.3°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Queen Creek with an average of 38.1°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In Sioux Falls, there are 11.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Dakota.

In Queen Creek, there are 165.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Sioux Falls, there are 161.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In Queen Creek, there are 14.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In Sioux Falls, there are 26.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In Queen Creek, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

June is the wettest month in Sioux Falls with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.7 inches in Sioux Falls means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.


August is the wettest month in Queen Creek with 1.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 35% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.1 inches in Queen Creek means that it is drier than most places in Arizona.

May is the rainiest month in Sioux Falls with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 90.1 rainy days annually in Sioux Falls, which is one of the rainiest places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Queen Creek with 4.1 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.3 rainy days. There are 29.0 rainy days annually in Queen Creek, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.6 inches in Sioux Falls means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Queen Creek, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Arizona.

December is the snowiest month in Sioux Falls with 7.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Queen Creek.