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Spearfish, SD vs Sturgis, SD weather comparison

Spearfish

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Spearfish picks up around 28 more inches of snow each winter.

Sturgis sees rain or snow on roughly 18 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Spearfish, SD and Sturgis, SD
SpearfishMetricSturgis
241 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies243 days
25 inPrecipitationper year22 in
123 daysWet daysrain or snow per year105 days
76 inSnowfallper year48 in
26 daysHot daysabove 90 °F28 days
149 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F157 days
60%Humidityaverage relative60%
47 °FAverage temperatureyear round48 °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.

SpearfishSturgis

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovSpearfish, Jan: 36 °FSpearfish, Feb: 37 °FSpearfish, Mar: 46 °FSpearfish, Apr: 55 °FSpearfish, May: 65 °FSpearfish, Jun: 76 °FSpearfish, Jul: 84 °FSpearfish, Aug: 83 °FSpearfish, Sep: 74 °FSpearfish, Oct: 58 °FSpearfish, Nov: 46 °FSpearfish, Dec: 37 °FSturgis, Jan: 38 °FSturgis, Feb: 39 °FSturgis, Mar: 49 °FSturgis, Apr: 58 °FSturgis, May: 67 °FSturgis, Jun: 78 °FSturgis, Jul: 86 °FSturgis, Aug: 85 °FSturgis, Sep: 77 °FSturgis, Oct: 61 °FSturgis, Nov: 48 °FSturgis, Dec: 39 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovSpearfish, Jan: 15 °FSpearfish, Feb: 16 °FSpearfish, Mar: 24 °FSpearfish, Apr: 32 °FSpearfish, May: 41 °FSpearfish, Jun: 51 °FSpearfish, Jul: 57 °FSpearfish, Aug: 56 °FSpearfish, Sep: 47 °FSpearfish, Oct: 35 °FSpearfish, Nov: 25 °FSpearfish, Dec: 17 °FSturgis, Jan: 15 °FSturgis, Feb: 17 °FSturgis, Mar: 25 °FSturgis, Apr: 33 °FSturgis, May: 44 °FSturgis, Jun: 53 °FSturgis, Jul: 60 °FSturgis, Aug: 58 °FSturgis, Sep: 49 °FSturgis, Oct: 36 °FSturgis, Nov: 25 °FSturgis, Dec: 17 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Spearfish high363746556576848374584637
Sturgis high383949586778868577614839
Spearfish low151624324151575647352517
Sturgis low151725334453605849362517

Monthly precipitation

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

SpearfishSturgis
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSpearfish, Jan: 0.8 inSpearfish, Feb: 1.1 inSpearfish, Mar: 1.8 inSpearfish, Apr: 3.1 inSpearfish, May: 3.9 inSpearfish, Jun: 3.4 inSpearfish, Jul: 2.6 inSpearfish, Aug: 1.9 inSpearfish, Sep: 1.7 inSpearfish, Oct: 2.4 inSpearfish, Nov: 1.1 inSpearfish, Dec: 0.9 inSturgis, Jan: 0.6 inSturgis, Feb: 0.9 inSturgis, Mar: 1.6 inSturgis, Apr: 2.9 inSturgis, May: 3.7 inSturgis, Jun: 3.2 inSturgis, Jul: 2.4 inSturgis, Aug: 1.7 inSturgis, Sep: 1.5 inSturgis, Oct: 2.2 inSturgis, Nov: 0.9 inSturgis, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Spearfish0.81.11.83.13.93.42.61.91.72.41.10.9
Sturgis0.60.91.62.93.73.22.41.71.52.20.90.8

Monthly sunny days

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

SpearfishSturgis
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovSpearfish, Jan: 18 daysSpearfish, Feb: 16 daysSpearfish, Mar: 17 daysSpearfish, Apr: 15 daysSpearfish, May: 17 daysSpearfish, Jun: 21 daysSpearfish, Jul: 27 daysSpearfish, Aug: 26 daysSpearfish, Sep: 23 daysSpearfish, Oct: 21 daysSpearfish, Nov: 19 daysSpearfish, Dec: 20 daysSturgis, Jan: 18 daysSturgis, Feb: 17 daysSturgis, Mar: 17 daysSturgis, Apr: 16 daysSturgis, May: 17 daysSturgis, Jun: 21 daysSturgis, Jul: 26 daysSturgis, Aug: 26 daysSturgis, Sep: 23 daysSturgis, Oct: 21 daysSturgis, Nov: 20 daysSturgis, Dec: 20 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Spearfish181617151721272623211920
Sturgis181717161721262623212020

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).