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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Lake County / Badus / Zip Codes
Badus, SD has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Average temperatures in the winter go as low as -3°F while summer temperatures can reach up to 90°F. There is moderate precipitation throughout the year with an average of 22 inches of rain and 28 inches of snow annually. The wind also tends to remain active in Badus, typically reaching speeds of 10-15 mph throughout the year.

Badus, South Dakota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Badus averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Badus. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Badus gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBadus, South DakotaUnited States
  26.2 in.38.1 in.
  38.4 in.27.8 in.
  83.9 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  5.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.54.3
  1753 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 Badus with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Badus, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Badus are June, August and September.
In Badus, there are 9.5 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 Badus with an average of 5.3°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Badus, there are 165.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Badus, there are 27.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Badus 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 Badus with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 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 26.2 inches in Badus means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Badus with 10.6 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 83.9 rainy days annually in Badus, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 38.4 inches in Badus means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. November is the snowiest month in Badus with 7.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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