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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Bon Homme County / Tabor / Zip Codes
Tabor, SD experiences a continental climate with warm humid summers and cold dry winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 80°F (27°C) and the lows usually reach around 55°F (13°C). In the winter months, the average high temperature is around 34°F (1°C) and the lows are around 16°F (-9°C). Precipitation is generally light throughout the year with most of it occurring in the spring and early summer months. Snowfall is also light, typically ranging from 15 to 20 inches per year.

Tabor, South Dakota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tabor averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Tabor. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tabor gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 9
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Tabor, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTabor, South DakotaUnited States
  27.2 in.38.1 in.
  35.9 in.27.8 in.
  86.0 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  8.8°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  1348 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 Tabor with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Tabor, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tabor are June, September and August.
In Tabor, there are 21.6 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 Tabor with an average of 8.8°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Tabor, there are 158.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Tabor, there are 20.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Tabor 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 Tabor with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.2 inches in Tabor means that it is one of the wettest places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Tabor with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 86.0 rainy days annually in Tabor, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.9 inches in Tabor means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Tabor with 7.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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