Zip 57046 (Mission Hill, SD) Climate

Mission Hill, SD has a humid continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from the mid-60s to mid-80s Fahrenheit during the summer months, and from the mid-teens to mid-30s during the winter months. Precipitation is mostly rainfall throughout the year, with occasional snowfall in the winter. The town experiences an average of 40 inches of rain annually, and an average of around 30 inches of snowfall each year.

Mission Hill (zip 57046), South Dakota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mission Hill (zip 57046) averages 33 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 Mission Hill (zip 57046). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mission Hill (zip 57046) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 8
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57046 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 57046 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mission Hill, South Dakota	United States
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	33.1 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	210 days	Unlock
	85.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.9	Unlock
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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 57046 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In the 57046 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57046 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 57046 zip code, there are 23.7 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 the 57046 zip code with an average of 8.1°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57046 zip code, there are 162.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57046 zip code, there are 22.2 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 57046 zip code 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 57046 zip code with 4.2 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 26.9 inches in the 57046 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in the 57046 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 86.3 rainy days annually in the 57046 zip code, 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 33.1 inches in the 57046 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in the 57046 zip code with 6.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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