Wakonda, SD Climate


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Wakonda, SD has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 75°F while the average winter temperature is around 23°F. The area gets an average of 29 inches of precipitation per year, which mostly comes in the form of rain but occasionally snow. Wakonda experiences all four seasons throughout the year and has deep winter cold snaps that can last for days at a time.

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

Wakonda averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Wakonda. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wakonda gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wakonda is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Wakonda, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWakonda, South DakotaUnited States
  27.0 in.38.1 in.
  31.3 in.27.8 in.
  84.6 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  9.0°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  1391 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 Wakonda with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Wakonda, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wakonda are September, June and May.
In Wakonda, there are 23.5 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 Wakonda with an average of 9.0°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Wakonda, there are 157.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Wakonda, 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 Wakonda 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 Wakonda with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.0 inches in Wakonda means that it is one of the wettest places in South Dakota.
May is the rainiest month in Wakonda with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 84.6 rainy days annually in Wakonda, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.3 inches in Wakonda means that it is one of the least snowy places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Wakonda with 6.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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