Adrian, SD Climate

Adrian, SD has a continental climate with long cold winters and hot, humid summers. Winters are usually quite cold with temperatures averaging around 20°F during the day and dropping to single digits at night. Snow is not uncommon in winter months, but freezing rain is more likely than larger snowfall events. Summers are usually hot and humid with average daily temperatures around 70°F. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with occasional thunderstorms during the summer months.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Adrian is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Adrian, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Adrian, South Dakota	United States
	20.9 in.	38.1 in.
	36.4 in.	27.8 in.
	75.1 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	2.2°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	2.9	4.3
	1741 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Adrian with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Adrian, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Adrian are June, August and July.

In Adrian, there are 14.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Adrian with an average of 2.2°. This is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In Adrian, there are 179.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In Adrian, there are 36.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

Humidity in Adrian is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Adrian with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.9 inches in Adrian means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in Adrian with 9.8 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 75.1 rainy days annually in Adrian, which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.4 inches in Adrian means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. February is the snowiest month in Adrian with 6.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.