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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Oglala Lakota County / Porcupine / Zip Codes
Porcupine, SD has a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average January temperature is around 8°F and the average July temperature is around 73°F. Rainfall throughout the year is fairly consistent, with an average of 23 inches per year. Snowfall in the winter months averages around 41 inches each year. These temperatures make Porcupine a great place for enjoying outdoor activities all year round.

Porcupine, South Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Porcupine averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Porcupine. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Porcupine gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 73 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Porcupine, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePorcupine, South DakotaUnited States
  18.4 in.38.1 in.
  33.8 in.27.8 in.
  72.5 days106.2 days
  229 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  11.5°21.7°
  7.17
  4.74.3
  3192 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 Porcupine with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Dakota. In Porcupine, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Porcupine are September, June and May.
In Porcupine, there are 38.3 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 Porcupine with an average of 11.3°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Porcupine, there are 172.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Porcupine, there are 17.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Porcupine 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 Porcupine with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.4 inches in Porcupine means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Porcupine with 9.5 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 72.5 rainy days annually in Porcupine, which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.8 inches in Porcupine means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Porcupine with 6.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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