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United States / South Dakota / Aberdeen Metro Area / Edmunds County / Kent / Zip Codes
Kent, SD has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures can range from the mid-60s to the upper 80s Fahrenheit. In the winter, temperatures typically drop into the teens and twenties, although occasionally there are nights that dip below zero. The area receives an average of 30 inches of rain per year and 79 inches of snowfall annually. Winters tend to be very dry in Kent due to persistent gusts coming off of the nearby plains and prairies. Spring and autumn are pleasant with mild temperatures during most days and periods of occasional rainfall or snowfall.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Kent, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKent, South DakotaUnited States
  21.3 in.38.1 in.
  36.0 in.27.8 in.
  77.3 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  3.1°21.7°
  6.77
  2.94.3
  1409 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 Kent with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Kent, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kent are June, September and August.
In Kent, there are 18.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kent with an average of 3.1°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Kent, there are 176.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Kent, there are 34.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Kent 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.
June is the wettest month in Kent with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.3 inches in Kent means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Kent with 10.2 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 77.3 rainy days annually in Kent, which is less rainy 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.0 inches in Kent means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Kent with 7.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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