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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Faulk County / Ellisville / Zip Codes
Ellisville, SD is a small town located in the northeast corner of South Dakota. The climate there is generally mild and dry, with cold winters and warm summers. Winters are typically cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from low single digits to the mid-20s Fahrenheit during the day and dropping into the negatives at night. Summers are mild and sunny, usually reaching highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year with an average of around 27 inches per year.

Ellisville, South Dakota gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ellisville averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Ellisville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ellisville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 5
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Ellisville, 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 Ellisville with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Ellisville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ellisville are June, September and August.
In Ellisville, there are 21.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ellisville with an average of 4.6°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Ellisville, there are 176.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Ellisville, there are 31.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Ellisville is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Ellisville with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 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 20.1 inches in Ellisville means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Ellisville with 8.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 62.0 rainy days annually in Ellisville, which is one of the least rainy places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.3 inches in Ellisville means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Ellisville with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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