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Monthly climate in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hot Springs features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (22 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-23 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 575 mm (22.7 inches) and receives 101 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hot Springs enjoys an average of 3342 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 59 minutes to 15 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States §

The warmest months in Hot Springs are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 22 °C (67 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -1 °C (22 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hot Springs experiences 74 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 157 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Average high 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -8°C
(18°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Mean minimum -21°C
(-6°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -12°C
(12°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -15°C
(4°F)
Minimum -26°C
(-14°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)		 -29°C
(-21°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States §

Hot Springs usually has the most precipitation in April, May and July, with an average of 13 rainy days and 80 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hot Springs are January, November and December. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14 (0.6) 29 (1.1) 46 (1.8) 71 (2.8) 91 (3.6) 69 (2.7) 77 (3.0) 46 (1.8) 40 (1.6) 47 (1.8) 21 (0.8) 23 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 7 7 11 16 11 12 10 6 7 5 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States §

The sunniest months in Hot Springs are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hot Springs: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170 217 266 287 304 374 383 355 289 251 230 210
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 21m 10h 30m 11h 58m 13h 27m 14h 42m 15h 20m 14h 59m 13h 52m 12h 26m 10h 57m 9h 39m 8h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States §

Hot Springs experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Hot Springs UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 6 9 9 11 11 10 8 6 3 2