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United States / South Dakota / Rapid City Metro Area / Pennington County / Imlay / Zip Codes
Imlay, SD has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85°F (29°C) while the average low drops to around 40°F (4°C) during winter months. Imlay receives an average of about 17 inches of precipitation each year, making it dryer than many other parts of South Dakota. Snowfall is also relatively light, averaging around 6 inches per season.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Imlay, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateImlay, South DakotaUnited States
  18.0 in.38.1 in.
  30.7 in.27.8 in.
  70.1 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  89.8°85.8°
  11.8°21.7°
  7.17
  4.64.3
  2621 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 Imlay with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Dakota. In Imlay, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Imlay are September, June and May.
In Imlay, there are 44.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in South Dakota.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Imlay with an average of 11.7°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Imlay, there are 166.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Imlay, there are 18.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Imlay 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 Imlay with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.0 inches in Imlay means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Imlay with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 70.1 rainy days annually in Imlay, which is one of the least rainy 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 30.7 inches in Imlay means that it is one of the least snowy places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Imlay with 6.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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