Climate in Pickstown, South Dakota

Pickstown, South Dakota gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Pickstown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pickstown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pickstown is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

July is the hottest month for Pickstown with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Pickstown, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pickstown are September, June and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pickstown with an average of 11.4°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In Pickstown, there are 30.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Dakota.

In Pickstown, there are 154.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

In Pickstown, there are 16.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

May is the wettest month in Pickstown with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.5 inches in Pickstown means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in Pickstown with 9.9 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 79.9 rainy days annually in Pickstown, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.2 inches in Pickstown means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Pickstown with 6.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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