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United States / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Metro Area / Minnehaha County / Brandon / Zip Codes
Brandon, SD has a moderate climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months between June and August is around 81°F while the average winter temperature between December and February drops to 18°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with most occurring during the summer months and snowfall averages around 31 inches per year. Generally speaking, Brandon experiences mild weather conditions with all four seasons present throughout the year.

Brandon, South Dakota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brandon averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Brandon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brandon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Brandon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrandon, South DakotaUnited States
  26.6 in.38.1 in.
  37.4 in.27.8 in.
  90.5 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  6.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  1352 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 Brandon with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Brandon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brandon are June, August and September.
In Brandon, there are 11.1 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 Brandon with an average of 6.3°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Brandon, there are 161.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Brandon, 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.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Brandon but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Brandon with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.6 inches in Brandon means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Brandon with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 90.5 rainy days annually in Brandon, 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.
An annual snowfall of 37.4 inches in Brandon means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Brandon with 7.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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