Climate in Brooklyn, South Dakota

Brooklyn, South Dakota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brooklyn averages 30 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 Brooklyn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brooklyn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Brooklyn with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Brooklyn, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brooklyn are June, September and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brooklyn with an average of 7.4°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In Brooklyn, there are 16.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In Brooklyn, there are 159.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In Brooklyn, there are 24.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

June is the wettest month in Brooklyn with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.8 inches in Brooklyn means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in Brooklyn with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 85.7 rainy days annually in Brooklyn, 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 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.7 inches in Brooklyn means that it is one of the least snowy places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Brooklyn with 6.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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