Zip 57772 (Porcupine, SD) Climate

Porcupine, SD has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. During the winter months, temperatures average around 10°F, while in the summer temperatures average around 70°F. Overall, the town experiences an average of 36 inches of rain and 41 inches of snow per year. The area also receives over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually which helps to balance out the long winter season.

Porcupine (zip 57772), South Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Porcupine (zip 57772) 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 Porcupine (zip 57772). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Porcupine (zip 57772) 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
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 57772 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 57772 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Porcupine, South Dakota	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	88.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.1	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 57772 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Dakota. In the 57772 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57772 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 57772 zip code, there are 38.3 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 57772 zip code with an average of 11.3°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57772 zip code, there are 172.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57772 zip code, there are 17.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the 57772 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.

June is the wettest month in the 57772 zip code 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 18.4 inches in the 57772 zip code means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57772 zip code with 9.5 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 72.5 rainy days annually in the 57772 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer 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 33.8 inches in the 57772 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57772 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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