Garden City, SD has moderate temperatures year-round. The summers are warm with average highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 50s while the winters are cold with average highs in the mid 30s and lows in the low teens. Precipitation is present throughout most of the year, but typically peaks during spring and summer months. Snowfall varies from year to year, with an average of around 20 inches annually.
Garden City, South Dakota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Garden City averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Garden City. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Garden City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year