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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Grant County / Big Stone City / Zip Codes
Big Stone City, SD has a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90°F, while during winter months temperatures may dip down into the negatives. Rainfall is fairly steady throughout the year, but more intense in spring and summer months. Snowfall is known to occur in December through March. Overall Big Stone City enjoys four distinct seasons and moderate weather patterns year round.

Big Stone City, South Dakota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Stone City averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Big Stone City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Stone City 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Big Stone City is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9.3 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Big Stone City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBig Stone City, South DakotaUnited States
  24.4 in.38.1 in.
  36.3 in.27.8 in.
  82.8 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  2.1°21.7°
  6.67
  3.64.3
  1037 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 Big Stone City with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Big Stone City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Big Stone City are June, August and July.
In Big Stone City, there are 10.0 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 Big Stone City with an average of 2.1°. This is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.
In Big Stone City, there are 167.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Big Stone City, there are 36.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Big Stone City is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Big Stone City with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.4 inches in Big Stone City means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Big Stone City with 9.8 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 82.8 rainy days annually in Big Stone City, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.3 inches in Big Stone City means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Big Stone City with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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