Aberdeen, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ABERDEEN 3 E, SD US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Aberdeen has an annual average temperature of 42.8°F with about 22.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.68 in) and January the driest (0.50 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,340
Cooling need
342

Best time to visit Aberdeen

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

283 of 366 (77.3%) of Aberdeen's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2010s
207
2020s
159

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 20.7°F 1.6°F 11.2°F 0.50 in
February 25.2°F 6.2°F 15.7°F 0.59 in
March 38.9°F 18.9°F 28.9°F 0.93 in
April 54.3°F 31.6°F 43.0°F 1.93 in
May 67.7°F 44.5°F 56.1°F 3.37 in
June 77.5°F 55.2°F 66.4°F 3.68 in
July 82.7°F 59.6°F 71.1°F 3.38 in
August 80.7°F 57.1°F 68.9°F 2.38 in
September 72.3°F 47.6°F 60.0°F 2.16 in
October 57.1°F 33.5°F 45.3°F 2.09 in
November 39.7°F 19.6°F 29.7°F 0.74 in
December 26.1°F 8.1°F 17.1°F 0.61 in

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