Climate in Hughes County, South Dakota

Hughes County, South Dakota gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hughes County averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Hughes County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hughes County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 73 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 7
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Hughes County with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Dakota. In Hughes County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hughes County are September, June and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hughes County with an average of 7.3°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In Hughes County, there are 34.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in South Dakota.

In Hughes County, there are 169.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In Hughes County, there are 24.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

June is the wettest month in Hughes County with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.1 inches in Hughes County means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in Hughes County with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 72.6 rainy days annually in Hughes County, which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.8 inches in Hughes County means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Hughes County with 7.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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