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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Perkins County / Beck-Highland / Zip Codes
Beck-Highland, SD has a continental climate characterized by extreme swings in temperature between seasons. In the winter, temperatures can range from as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit during the night to highs of around 40 degrees during the day. Summers tend to be hot and dry, with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees during the day and dipping down to around 60 degrees at night. The area receives an average annual precipitation of about 25 inches, mostly in the form of rain during the summer months.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Beck-Highland is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Beck-Highland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBeck-Highland, South DakotaUnited States
  17.9 in.38.1 in.
  41.2 in.27.8 in.
  66.0 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  8.7°21.7°
  6.87
  2.94.3
  2610 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 Beck-Highland with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Beck-Highland, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Beck-Highland are June, September and August.
In Beck-Highland, there are 27.9 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 Beck-Highland with an average of 8.7°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Beck-Highland, there are 172.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Beck-Highland, there are 23.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Beck-Highland 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 Beck-Highland with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.9 inches in Beck-Highland means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Beck-Highland with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 66.0 rainy days annually in Beck-Highland, which is one of the least rainy 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 41.2 inches in Beck-Highland means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Beck-Highland with 9.3 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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