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Grand Rapids, MI vs Sioux Falls, SD weather comparison

Grand Rapids

MI

Grand Rapids picks up around 28 more inches of snow each winter.

Sioux Falls enjoys about 48 more sunny days a year than Grand Rapids. Sioux Falls sees rain or snow on roughly 37 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Grand Rapids, MI and Sioux Falls, SD
Grand RapidsMetricSioux Falls
163 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies211 days
38 inPrecipitationper year32 in
142 daysWet daysrain or snow per year106 days
75 inSnowfallper year47 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
141 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F157 days
71%Humidityaverage relative70%
48 °FAverage temperatureyear round47 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Grand RapidsSioux Falls

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 31 °FGrand Rapids, Feb: 34 °FGrand Rapids, Mar: 44 °FGrand Rapids, Apr: 57 °FGrand Rapids, May: 69 °FGrand Rapids, Jun: 79 °FGrand Rapids, Jul: 82 °FGrand Rapids, Aug: 81 °FGrand Rapids, Sep: 74 °FGrand Rapids, Oct: 61 °FGrand Rapids, Nov: 47 °FGrand Rapids, Dec: 36 °FSioux Falls, Jan: 26 °FSioux Falls, Feb: 31 °FSioux Falls, Mar: 44 °FSioux Falls, Apr: 58 °FSioux Falls, May: 70 °FSioux Falls, Jun: 81 °FSioux Falls, Jul: 85 °FSioux Falls, Aug: 82 °FSioux Falls, Sep: 75 °FSioux Falls, Oct: 61 °FSioux Falls, Nov: 44 °FSioux Falls, Dec: 31 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 17 °FGrand Rapids, Feb: 18 °FGrand Rapids, Mar: 25 °FGrand Rapids, Apr: 35 °FGrand Rapids, May: 46 °FGrand Rapids, Jun: 57 °FGrand Rapids, Jul: 60 °FGrand Rapids, Aug: 59 °FGrand Rapids, Sep: 51 °FGrand Rapids, Oct: 40 °FGrand Rapids, Nov: 31 °FGrand Rapids, Dec: 23 °FSioux Falls, Jan: 8 °FSioux Falls, Feb: 12 °FSioux Falls, Mar: 24 °FSioux Falls, Apr: 35 °FSioux Falls, May: 48 °FSioux Falls, Jun: 59 °FSioux Falls, Jul: 64 °FSioux Falls, Aug: 61 °FSioux Falls, Sep: 52 °FSioux Falls, Oct: 38 °FSioux Falls, Nov: 24 °FSioux Falls, Dec: 13 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids high313444576979828174614736
Sioux Falls high263144587081858275614431
Grand Rapids low171825354657605951403123
Sioux Falls low81224354859646152382413

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Grand RapidsSioux Falls
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 2.4 inGrand Rapids, Feb: 2.0 inGrand Rapids, Mar: 2.5 inGrand Rapids, Apr: 4.0 inGrand Rapids, May: 4.3 inGrand Rapids, Jun: 3.8 inGrand Rapids, Jul: 3.8 inGrand Rapids, Aug: 3.6 inGrand Rapids, Sep: 3.1 inGrand Rapids, Oct: 3.4 inGrand Rapids, Nov: 2.7 inGrand Rapids, Dec: 2.4 inSioux Falls, Jan: 0.8 inSioux Falls, Feb: 0.9 inSioux Falls, Mar: 1.8 inSioux Falls, Apr: 3.6 inSioux Falls, May: 4.5 inSioux Falls, Jun: 5.1 inSioux Falls, Jul: 3.3 inSioux Falls, Aug: 3.3 inSioux Falls, Sep: 3.2 inSioux Falls, Oct: 2.4 inSioux Falls, Nov: 1.6 inSioux Falls, Dec: 1.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids2.42.02.54.04.33.83.83.63.13.42.72.4
Sioux Falls0.80.91.83.64.55.13.33.33.22.41.61.0

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Grand RapidsSioux Falls
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 5 daysGrand Rapids, Feb: 9 daysGrand Rapids, Mar: 14 daysGrand Rapids, Apr: 14 daysGrand Rapids, May: 15 daysGrand Rapids, Jun: 17 daysGrand Rapids, Jul: 21 daysGrand Rapids, Aug: 20 daysGrand Rapids, Sep: 19 daysGrand Rapids, Oct: 15 daysGrand Rapids, Nov: 10 daysGrand Rapids, Dec: 5 daysSioux Falls, Jan: 14 daysSioux Falls, Feb: 14 daysSioux Falls, Mar: 16 daysSioux Falls, Apr: 15 daysSioux Falls, May: 17 daysSioux Falls, Jun: 18 daysSioux Falls, Jul: 23 daysSioux Falls, Aug: 22 daysSioux Falls, Sep: 21 daysSioux Falls, Oct: 19 daysSioux Falls, Nov: 16 daysSioux Falls, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids591414151721201915105
Sioux Falls141416151718232221191615

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).