Como, SD Climate

Como, South Dakota experiences a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperatures in summer range between the upper 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit during the day, while dropping into the 50s at night. During winter, temperatures can drop below freezing with an average of 20-40 inches of snowfall per year. Spring and fall tend to be mild with generally clear skies and moderate temperatures.

Climate	Como, South Dakota	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.