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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Perkins County / Rockford / Zip Codes
Rockford, SD has a continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperature in January is 19°F and the average low is 2°F. July brings warm weather to Rockford, with an average high of 85°F and an average low of 63°F. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year, but most frequent in June through August when there are eight days of rain on average per month. Snowfall is heaviest from December through February when snow can pile up to 12 inches deep in some areas.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rockford is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Rockford, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRockford, South DakotaUnited States
  17.0 in.38.1 in.
  41.1 in.27.8 in.
  71.1 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  6.6°21.7°
  6.77
  2.94.3
  2489 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 Rockford with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Rockford, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockford are June, September and August.
In Rockford, there are 25.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rockford with an average of 6.6°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
In Rockford, there are 179.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.
In Rockford, there are 28.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Rockford 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 Rockford with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.0 inches in Rockford means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Rockford with 9.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 71.1 rainy days annually in Rockford, which is one of the least rainy places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.1 inches in Rockford means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Rockford with 8.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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