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30-year climate normals

Charles Mix County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 11.7°F.

Charles Mix County gets 24.36" of precipitation a year and 31.3" of snow, and 44% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 32.2° 11.7° 0.51" 5.7"
February 36.9° 14.8° 0.70" 6.4"
March 47.7° 24.4° 1.09" 5.3"
April 59.3° 35.1° 3.23" 3.2"
May 70.4° 47.3° 4.03" 0.0"
June 81.2° 58.3° 3.49" 0.0"
July 87.4° 63.9° 2.51" 0.0"
August 85.5° 61.8° 2.75" 0.0"
September 77.6° 52.6° 2.43" 0.0"
October 63.1° 38.8° 2.20" 0.1"
November 48.0° 26.3° 0.76" 3.5"
December 35.4° 16.3° 0.66" 7.1"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 44% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 0.51"
February 0.70"
March 1.09"
April 3.23"
May 4.03"
June 3.49"
July 2.51"
August 2.75"
September 2.43"
October 2.20"
November 0.76"
December 0.66"
Annual total 24.36"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 950
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,744
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.73¢/kWh, South Dakota average $149
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $371

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Charles Mix County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Charles Mix County?

Charles Mix County averages a high of 87.4°F in July and a low of 11.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 24.36 inches, including 31.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Charles Mix County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 44% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Charles Mix County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.4°F. That drives 950 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Charles Mix County?

Yes. Charles Mix County averages 31.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PICKSTOWN, SD US (USC00396574), 10 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, South Dakota residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.