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United States / South Dakota / Rapid City Metro Area / Custer County / Fairburn / Zip Codes
Fairburn, SD has a warm and humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold, dry winters. The average annual temperature is 47°F, with the monthly high temperatures ranging from 33°F in January to 82°F in July. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 28 inches annually. Snowfall is common during the winter months, but usually accumulates no more than 4 inches per month. There are occasional thunderstorms in summer that can bring heavy rain and strong winds.

Fairburn, South Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairburn averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Fairburn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairburn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairburn is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

9 Summer - 5.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Fairburn, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFairburn, South DakotaUnited States
  17.7 in.38.1 in.
  29.4 in.27.8 in.
  70.4 days106.2 days
  224 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  3300 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 Fairburn with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Fairburn, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairburn are June, September and August.
In Fairburn, there are 26.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairburn with an average of 14.7°. This is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.
In Fairburn, there are 160.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Fairburn, there are 14.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Fairburn 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.
May is the wettest month in Fairburn with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 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 17.7 inches in Fairburn means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Fairburn with 9.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 70.4 rainy days annually in Fairburn, which is one of the least rainy places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.4 inches in Fairburn means that it is one of the least snowy places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Fairburn with 5.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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