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United States / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Metro Area / Turner County / Hurley / Zip Codes
Hurley, SD has a humid continental climate with long, cold winters and warm, humid summers. The average annual temperature is 41°F (5°C), with an average high of 50°F (10°C) in January and an average low of 32°F (0°C). Precipitation is abundant, although snowfall can vary from year to year. The average total yearly snowfall is about 17 inches (43 cm). The area experiences the occasional severe thunderstorm during the summer months.

Hurley, South Dakota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hurley averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Hurley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hurley 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Hurley, 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 Hurley with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Hurley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hurley are September, June and August.
In Hurley, there are 19.9 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 Hurley with an average of 7.8°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Hurley, there are 157.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Hurley, there are 23.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hurley but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Hurley with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.8 inches in Hurley means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Hurley with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 82.8 rainy days annually in Hurley, 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 33.3 inches in Hurley means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Hurley with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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