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United States / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Metro Area / Minnehaha County / Burk / Zip Codes
Burk, SD has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Average temperatures in the winter range between 15-39°F (9-4°C) while summer temperatures can get up to 72°F (22°C). The area receives an average of 22 inches of rainfall per year and around 64 inches of snowfall annually. Burk also has frequent thunderstorms throughout the year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBurk, South DakotaUnited States
  27.7 in.38.1 in.
  38.7 in.27.8 in.
  86.1 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  5.2°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  1603 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 Burk with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Burk, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Burk are June, August and July.
In Burk, there are 9.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Burk with an average of 5.2°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Burk, there are 167.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Burk, there are 28.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Burk but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Burk with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.7 inches in Burk means that it is one of the wettest places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Burk with 10.4 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 86.1 rainy days annually in Burk, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 38.7 inches in Burk means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. November is the snowiest month in Burk with 7.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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