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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Perkins County / Ada / Zip Codes
Ada, SD has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the hottest month of July is 78°F while January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 8°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, although it tends to be slightly higher in June, July and August than the rest of the year. Snowfall is quite common in Ada during winter months, and can occur as early as October and as late as April.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, July and September are the most pleasant months in Ada, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAda, South DakotaUnited States
  17.8 in.38.1 in.
  40.1 in.27.8 in.
  65.1 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  86.8°85.8°
  6.7°21.7°
  6.87
  2.94.3
  2497 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 Ada with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Ada, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ada are June, September and August.
In Ada, there are 29.8 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 Ada with an average of 6.7°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Ada, there are 179.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.
In Ada, there are 28.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Ada 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 Ada with 3.0 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 17.8 inches in Ada means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Ada with 8.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 65.1 rainy days annually in Ada, which is one of the least rainy places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.1 inches in Ada means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Ada with 9.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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