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United States / South Dakota / Mitchell Metro Area / Hanson County / Fairview township (Hanson County) / Zip Codes
Fairview Township (Hanson County), SD has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Average temperatures range from a low of 9°F in January to a high of 84°F in July. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with an average of 33 inches annually. Snowfall averages 37 inches each winter, making Fairview Township an ideal location for winter activities such as skiing or snowmobiling. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms during the summer months.

Fairview township (Hanson County), South Dakota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairview township (Hanson County) averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Fairview township (Hanson County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairview township (Hanson County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairview township (Hanson County) is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Fairview township (Hanson County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Fairview township (Hanson County) with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Fairview township (Hanson County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairview township (Hanson County) are September, June and May.
In Fairview township (Hanson County), there are 22.9 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 Fairview township (Hanson County) with an average of 9.5°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Fairview township (Hanson County), there are 153.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.
In Fairview township (Hanson County), there are 19.6 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 Fairview township (Hanson County) 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 Fairview township (Hanson County) with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.2 inches in Fairview township (Hanson County) means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Fairview township (Hanson County) with 10.0 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 79.2 rainy days annually in Fairview township (Hanson County), which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.4 inches in Fairview township (Hanson County) means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Fairview township (Hanson County) with 6.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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