Aberdeen Metro Area, SD Climate

The climate of Aberdeen, SD Metro Area is continental, with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. The area is prone to severe weather, with tornadoes and thunderstorms common in the spring and summer months.

Aberdeen Metro Area, South Dakota gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Aberdeen Metro Area averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Aberdeen Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Aberdeen Metro Area 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Aberdeen metro area is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Aberdeen metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Aberdeen, South Dakota	United States
	21.9 in.	38.1 in.
	37.8 in.	27.8 in.
	84.6 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	1.9°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3	4.3
	1516 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 the Aberdeen metro area with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In the Aberdeen metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Aberdeen metro area are June, August and September.

In the Aberdeen metro area, there are 13.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Aberdeen metro area with an average of 1.9°. This is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In the Aberdeen metro area, there are 177.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In the Aberdeen metro area, there are 36.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the Aberdeen metro area 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 the Aberdeen metro area with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.9 inches in the Aberdeen metro area means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the Aberdeen metro area with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 84.6 rainy days annually in the Aberdeen metro area, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.8 inches in the Aberdeen metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the Aberdeen metro area with 6.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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