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Modesto, CA vs Sioux Falls, SD weather comparison

Modesto

CA

Sioux Falls picks up around 47 more inches of snow each winter.

Modesto has around 144 fewer freezing nights a year. Modesto endures about 73 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Modesto, CA and Sioux Falls, SD
ModestoMetricSioux Falls
275 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies211 days
12 inPrecipitationper year32 in
54 daysWet daysrain or snow per year106 days
0 inSnowfallper year47 in
90 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
12 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F157 days
57%Humidityaverage relative70%
63 °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.

ModestoSioux Falls

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 56 °FModesto, Feb: 62 °FModesto, Mar: 68 °FModesto, Apr: 74 °FModesto, May: 82 °FModesto, Jun: 90 °FModesto, Jul: 95 °FModesto, Aug: 93 °FModesto, Sep: 89 °FModesto, Oct: 79 °FModesto, Nov: 66 °FModesto, Dec: 56 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 39 °FModesto, Feb: 42 °FModesto, Mar: 45 °FModesto, Apr: 49 °FModesto, May: 54 °FModesto, Jun: 59 °FModesto, Jul: 63 °FModesto, Aug: 62 °FModesto, Sep: 59 °FModesto, Oct: 52 °FModesto, Nov: 43 °FModesto, Dec: 39 °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
Modesto high566268748290959389796656
Sioux Falls high263144587081858275614431
Modesto low394245495459636259524339
Sioux Falls low81224354859646152382413

Monthly precipitation

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

ModestoSioux Falls
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 2.4 inModesto, Feb: 2.2 inModesto, Mar: 1.9 inModesto, Apr: 1.0 inModesto, May: 0.5 inModesto, Jun: 0.1 inModesto, Jul: 0.0 inModesto, Aug: 0.0 inModesto, Sep: 0.1 inModesto, Oct: 0.6 inModesto, Nov: 1.2 inModesto, Dec: 2.3 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
Modesto2.42.21.91.00.50.10.00.00.10.61.22.3
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.

ModestoSioux Falls
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 15 daysModesto, Feb: 15 daysModesto, Mar: 18 daysModesto, Apr: 21 daysModesto, May: 25 daysModesto, Jun: 28 daysModesto, Jul: 30 daysModesto, Aug: 30 daysModesto, Sep: 29 daysModesto, Oct: 27 daysModesto, Nov: 20 daysModesto, Dec: 17 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
Modesto151518212528303029272017
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).