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United States / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Metro Area / Lincoln County / Lennox / Zip Codes
Lennox, South Dakota is located in Eastern South Dakota and has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold with average low temperatures in the single digits. Precipitation amounts to around 31 inches per year, mostly falling from April to September. The area typically experiences all four seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring. During these months the temperature can range from lows below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in winter to highs in the 80s during summer months.

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

Lennox averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Lennox gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Lennox, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLennox, South DakotaUnited States
  26.2 in.38.1 in.
  36.5 in.27.8 in.
  89.3 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  6.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.54.3
  1345 ft.2443 ft.
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.

July is the hottest month for Lennox with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Lennox, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lennox are June, August and September.
In Lennox, there are 14.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lennox with an average of 6.8°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Lennox, there are 159.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Lennox, there are 25.6 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 Lennox 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 Lennox 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 26.2 inches in Lennox means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Lennox with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 89.3 rainy days annually in Lennox, which is one of the rainiest places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.5 inches in Lennox means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Lennox with 7.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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