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Rochester, NY vs Sioux Falls, SD weather comparison

Rochester

NY

Rochester picks up around 52 more inches of snow each winter.

Sioux Falls sees rain or snow on roughly 62 fewer days each year. Sioux Falls enjoys about 53 more sunny days a year than Rochester.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Rochester, NY and Sioux Falls, SD
RochesterMetricSioux Falls
158 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies211 days
42 inPrecipitationper year32 in
167 daysWet daysrain or snow per year106 days
98 inSnowfallper year47 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
128 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F157 days
72%Humidityaverage relative70%
49 °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.

RochesterSioux Falls

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovRochester, Jan: 34 °FRochester, Feb: 35 °FRochester, Mar: 44 °FRochester, Apr: 56 °FRochester, May: 69 °FRochester, Jun: 78 °FRochester, Jul: 82 °FRochester, Aug: 80 °FRochester, Sep: 73 °FRochester, Oct: 61 °FRochester, Nov: 49 °FRochester, Dec: 39 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovRochester, Jan: 19 °FRochester, Feb: 19 °FRochester, Mar: 26 °FRochester, Apr: 37 °FRochester, May: 48 °FRochester, Jun: 57 °FRochester, Jul: 62 °FRochester, Aug: 61 °FRochester, Sep: 53 °FRochester, Oct: 43 °FRochester, Nov: 34 °FRochester, Dec: 25 °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
Rochester high343544566978828073614939
Sioux Falls high263144587081858275614431
Rochester low191926374857626153433425
Sioux Falls low81224354859646152382413

Monthly precipitation

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

RochesterSioux Falls
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovRochester, Jan: 3.4 inRochester, Feb: 2.6 inRochester, Mar: 3.1 inRochester, Apr: 3.9 inRochester, May: 3.2 inRochester, Jun: 3.5 inRochester, Jul: 3.5 inRochester, Aug: 3.2 inRochester, Sep: 3.4 inRochester, Oct: 4.3 inRochester, Nov: 3.7 inRochester, Dec: 3.7 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
Rochester3.42.63.13.93.23.53.53.23.44.33.73.7
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.

RochesterSioux Falls
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovRochester, Jan: 4 daysRochester, Feb: 8 daysRochester, Mar: 13 daysRochester, Apr: 14 daysRochester, May: 15 daysRochester, Jun: 17 daysRochester, Jul: 21 daysRochester, Aug: 21 daysRochester, Sep: 18 daysRochester, Oct: 15 daysRochester, Nov: 10 daysRochester, 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
Rochester481314151721211815105
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).