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United States / South Dakota / Brookings Metro Area / Brookings County / Bruce / Zip Codes
Bruce, SD has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The summers are hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s throughout the season. Winters bring temperatures to well below freezing, often accompanied by heavy snowfall. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year, though occasionally drought conditions arise due to extended periods of dry weather.

Bruce, South Dakota gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bruce averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Bruce. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bruce gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bruce is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9.3 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Bruce, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBruce, South DakotaUnited States
  25.4 in.38.1 in.
  33.5 in.27.8 in.
  83.4 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  82.2°85.8°
  3.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  1627 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 Bruce with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Dakota. In Bruce, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bruce are June, August and July.
In Bruce, there are 8.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bruce with an average of 3.0°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Bruce, there are 173.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Bruce, there are 34.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Bruce is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Bruce with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.4 inches in Bruce means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Bruce with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 83.4 rainy days annually in Bruce, which is rainier 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.5 inches in Bruce means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Bruce with 7.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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