Bridgewater, SD Climate

Bridgewater, SD has a typical Midwestern climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers in Bridgewater are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching an average high of 84°F during the day and cooling off to an average overnight low of 64°F. Winters in Bridgewater are cold and snowy, with temperatures typically dropping to an average low of -1°F during the night and warming up to an average high of 20°F during the day. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches annually.

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

Bridgewater averages 36 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 Bridgewater. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bridgewater gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 7
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.4 Winter

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

Climate	Bridgewater, South Dakota	United States
	27.1 in.	38.1 in.
	35.6 in.	27.8 in.
	78.1 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	84.3°	85.8°
	6.7°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.5	4.3
	1417 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 Bridgewater with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Bridgewater, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bridgewater are June, August and September.

In Bridgewater, there are 13.2 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 Bridgewater with an average of 6.7°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In Bridgewater, there are 161.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In Bridgewater, there are 24.2 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 Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.1 inches in Bridgewater means that it is one of the wettest places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in Bridgewater with 10.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 78.1 rainy days annually in Bridgewater, which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.6 inches in Bridgewater means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Bridgewater with 7.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.