Zip 57471 (Roscoe, SD) Climate

Roscoe, SD 57471 has a humid continental climate with cold, dry winters and hot, wet summers. The average summer temperature is around 75°F (24°C) and the average winter temperature is around 25°F (-4°C). Rainfall is evenly spread throughout the year. Snowfall in winter can be significant but usually doesn’t last for long periods of time. In the summer months, thunderstorms are common, but rarely severe enough to cause damage. The area experiences extreme temperatures occasionally due to its location on the northern Great Plains, so caution should be taken in extreme weather conditions.

Roscoe (zip 57471), South Dakota gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Roscoe (zip 57471) averages 36 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 Roscoe (zip 57471). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Roscoe (zip 57471) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 74 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57471 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9.3 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 57471 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Roscoe, South Dakota	United States
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	36.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	202 days	Unlock
	83.2°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.7	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 57471 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In the 57471 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 57471 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 57471 zip code, there are 12.6 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 57471 zip code with an average of 3.6°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57471 zip code, there are 177.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In the 57471 zip code, there are 34.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the 57471 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 57471 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.4 inches in the 57471 zip code means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57471 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 73.5 rainy days annually in the 57471 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.3 inches in the 57471 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. February is the snowiest month in the 57471 zip code with 6.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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