Mitchell Metro Area, SD Climate

Mitchell, SD Metro Area has a warm-summer humid continental climate, also known as a Köppen climate classification. Winters in the area are cold and windy, with occasional snowfall and very cold temperatures. Summers are warm and pleasant, with temperatures reaching the high 80s or low 90s on average. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, tending to be more frequent during spring and summer months. The Mitchell area sees an average of about 20 inches of snow annually.

Mitchell Metro Area, South Dakota gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mitchell Metro Area averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Mitchell Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mitchell Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

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

Climate	Mitchell, South Dakota	United States
	24.8 in.	38.1 in.
	34.6 in.	27.8 in.
	79.4 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	86.4°	85.8°
	8.8°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.5	4.3
	1360 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 Mitchell metro area with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In the Mitchell 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 Mitchell metro area are September, June and August.

In the Mitchell metro area, there are 21.9 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 the Mitchell metro area with an average of 8.8°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the Mitchell metro area, there are 156.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the Mitchell metro area, there are 21.0 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 the Mitchell metro area 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 the Mitchell metro area with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.8 inches in the Mitchell metro area means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in the Mitchell metro area with 10.1 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 79.4 rainy days annually in the Mitchell metro area, which is less rainy 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 34.6 inches in the Mitchell metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in the Mitchell metro area with 6.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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