Climate in Zip 57656 (Timber Lake, SD)

Timber Lake (zip 57656), South Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Timber Lake (zip 57656) averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Timber Lake (zip 57656). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Timber Lake (zip 57656) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57656 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

July is the hottest month for the 57656 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In the 57656 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 57656 zip code are June, September and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 57656 zip code with an average of 6.5°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In the 57656 zip code, there are 24.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57656 zip code, there are 171.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57656 zip code, there are 27.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

June is the wettest month in the 57656 zip code with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.0 inches in the 57656 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57656 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 73.0 rainy days annually in the 57656 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 39.9 inches in the 57656 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57656 zip code with 8.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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