Castlewood, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CASTLEWOOD #2, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Castlewood has an annual average temperature of 42.7°F with about 24.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.97 in) and January the driest (0.52 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,304
Cooling need
291

Best time to visit Castlewood

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

256 of 366 (69.9%) of Castlewood'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
208
2020s
158

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 21.5°F 2.5°F 12.0°F 0.52 in
February 26.2°F 5.9°F 16.1°F 0.58 in
March 38.7°F 17.8°F 28.3°F 1.12 in
April 54.1°F 29.6°F 41.9°F 2.13 in
May 67.3°F 43.6°F 55.5°F 3.18 in
June 77.5°F 54.2°F 65.9°F 3.97 in
July 82.5°F 58.5°F 70.5°F 3.49 in
August 80.5°F 56.1°F 68.3°F 3.08 in
September 72.4°F 47.3°F 59.9°F 2.69 in
October 57.8°F 33.7°F 45.8°F 2.28 in
November 41.0°F 20.7°F 30.9°F 0.76 in
December 26.9°F 8.7°F 17.8°F 0.53 in

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