Zip 57065 (Trent, SD) Climate

Trent, SD is located in the United States' Midwest region and experiences a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months of June, July, and August, temperatures average around 77°F (25°C), with temperatures occasionally rising to as high as 95°F (35°C). Winters are much colder with temperatures averaging between 11-21°F (-12 to -6°C). Snowfall can occur anytime between October and April, and while it varies from year to year, an average of 42 inches (107 cm) of snow falls each winter season.

Trent (zip 57065), South Dakota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Trent (zip 57065) averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Trent (zip 57065). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Trent (zip 57065) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 4.2 Winter

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

Climate	Trent, South Dakota	United States
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	82.3°	85.8°
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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 Trent with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Trent, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Trent are June, August and July.

In Trent, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Trent with an average of 4.1°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In Trent, there are 170.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In Trent, there are 31.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Trent but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Trent with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 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 27.5 inches in Trent means that it is one of the wettest places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in Trent with 10.2 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 84.6 rainy days annually in Trent, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.3 inches in Trent means that it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Trent with 7.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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