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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Aurora County / Aurora Center / Zip Codes
Aurora Center, SD has a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in summer is 79°F (26°C), while the average low temperature in winter is -7°F (-22°C). Due to the cold climate, snowfall is common, with an average of 42.8 inches (108 cm) of snowfall per year. The area also gets moderate amounts of rain throughout the year with an average precipitation of 16 inches (41 cm).

Aurora Center, South Dakota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Aurora Center averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Aurora Center. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Aurora Center gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 9
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Aurora Center is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Aurora Center, 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 Aurora Center with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Aurora Center, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Aurora Center are September, June and May.
In Aurora Center, there are 28.9 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 Aurora Center with an average of 8.9°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Aurora Center, there are 164.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Aurora Center, there are 22.1 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 Aurora Center 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 Aurora Center with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.4 inches in Aurora Center means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Aurora Center with 10.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 83.2 rainy days annually in Aurora Center, which is rainier 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.1 inches in Aurora Center means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Aurora Center with 8.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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