Zip 57658 (Wakpala, SD) Climate

57658 Wakpala, SD has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average winter temperature is around 20°F while the summer temperatures reach highs of 88°F. Average annual precipitation in the area is approximately 15 inches, most occurring from May to August. Winters are dry with minimal snowfall accumulation; April brings the most snowfall. The area experiences frequent thunderstorms throughout the year, especially during summer months.

Wakpala (zip 57658), South Dakota gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wakpala (zip 57658) averages 33 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 Wakpala (zip 57658). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wakpala (zip 57658) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57658 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 57658 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wakpala, South Dakota	United States
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	85.4°	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 the 57658 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In the 57658 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57658 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 57658 zip code, there are 22.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 57658 zip code with an average of 4.9°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57658 zip code, there are 172.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57658 zip code, there are 30.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the 57658 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 57658 zip code with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.3 inches in the 57658 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57658 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 77.8 rainy days annually in the 57658 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 32.9 inches in the 57658 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57658 zip code with 6.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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