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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Charles Mix County / Goose Lake / Zip Codes
Goose Lake, SD is known for its mild climate. Generally speaking, summers are warm and sunny, with temperatures reaching the mid-eighties during the day and cooling off in the evening. Winters are cold, but not terribly harsh, with temperatures ranging from zero to twenty degrees Fahrenheit depending on the time of year. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, making Goose Lake an ideal place to enjoy all four seasons.

Goose Lake, South Dakota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Goose Lake averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Goose Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Goose Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Goose Lake is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Goose Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGoose Lake, South DakotaUnited States
  24.2 in.38.1 in.
  35.4 in.27.8 in.
  81.5 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  88.5°85.8°
  11.0°21.7°
  7.17
  3.44.3
  1623 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 Goose Lake with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Dakota. In Goose Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Goose Lake are September, June and May.
In Goose Lake, there are 34.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Goose Lake with an average of 11.0°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Goose Lake, there are 153.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.
In Goose Lake, there are 17.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Goose Lake 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 Goose Lake with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.2 inches in Goose Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Goose Lake with 10.2 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 81.5 rainy days annually in Goose Lake, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.4 inches in Goose Lake means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Goose Lake with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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