Rowena, SD Climate

Rowena, SD has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 80°F (27°C), while the average temperature in January is 16°F (-9°C). Annual precipitation averages around 16 inches (406 mm), most of which falls during the summer months. Snowfall is moderate, averaging about 25 inches (636 mm) annually. The area generally experiences sunny days throughout most of the year, with over 300 days of sunshine per year.

Climate	Rowena, South Dakota	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.