Zip 57799 (Spearfish, SD) Climate

57799 Spearfish, SD has a semi-arid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is 48.9°F (9.4°C), while the average January low temperature is 17.7°F (-8°C) and the average July high temperature is 83.5°F (28.6°C). In addition to this, the city experiences an average of 18 inches of precipitation per year with most being in May and June. Snowfall averages 52 inches annually, which occurs mostly between December and March.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57799 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 57799 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Spearfish, South Dakota	United States
	21.3 in.	38.1 in.
	35.4 in.	27.8 in.
	90.3 days	106.2 days
	226 days	205 days
	87.5°	85.8°
	17.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	4.7	4.3
	3599 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 57799 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In the 57799 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 57799 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 57799 zip code, there are 31.1 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 57799 zip code with an average of 17.0°. This is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

In the 57799 zip code, there are 144.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

In the 57799 zip code, there are 12.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the 57799 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 57799 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 34% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.3 inches in the 57799 zip code means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57799 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 90.3 rainy days annually in the 57799 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.4 inches in the 57799 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57799 zip code with 7.3 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

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