Zip 57722 (Buffalo Gap, SD) Climate

57722 Buffalo Gap, SD has a typical continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 22°F while the average summer temperature is around 76°F. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, with snowfall occurring mainly during the winter months. The area receives an average of 17 inches of rain and 33 inches of snow annually. During the summer months, rainfall can be quite heavy at times, leading to occasional flooding.

Buffalo Gap (zip 57722), South Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buffalo Gap (zip 57722) averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Buffalo Gap (zip 57722). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buffalo Gap (zip 57722) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57722 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

8.5 Summer - 5.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 57722 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 57722 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Dakota. In the 57722 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57722 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 57722 zip code, there are 41.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in South Dakota.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 57722 zip code with an average of 12.5°. This is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

In the 57722 zip code, there are 174.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57722 zip code, there are 16.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the 57722 zip code 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.

May is the wettest month in the 57722 zip code with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.9 inches in the 57722 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in the 57722 zip code with 9.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 71.1 rainy days annually in the 57722 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.9 inches in the 57722 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57722 zip code with 6.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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