Zip 57107 (Sioux Falls, SD) Climate

57107 Sioux Falls, SD has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 80°F (26.7°C) and the average low temperature during the winter months is around 10°F (-12°C). Precipitation in the area averages about 30 inches per year, with most of it falling during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is also common during the wintertime, with an average of 24 inches per year. Humidity levels tend to be moderate throughout the entire year, making for comfortable days and nights in 57107 Sioux Falls, SD.

Sioux Falls (zip 57107), South Dakota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sioux Falls (zip 57107) averages 40 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 Sioux Falls (zip 57107). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sioux Falls (zip 57107) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57107 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 57107 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 57107 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In the 57107 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57107 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 57107 zip code, there are 11.1 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 57107 zip code with an average of 6.3°. This is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

In the 57107 zip code, there are 162.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57107 zip code, there are 26.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 57107 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 57107 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.7 inches in the 57107 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in the 57107 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 90.1 rainy days annually in the 57107 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.5 inches in the 57107 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. January is the snowiest month in the 57107 zip code with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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