Draper, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MURDO, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Draper has an annual average temperature of 47.4°F with about 21.7 inches of precipitation per year and 49.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.63 in) and January the driest (0.57 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Draper
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →25 of 366 (6.8%) of Draper'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.
| 1900s | 2 | |
| 1910s | 22 | |
| 1920s | 12 | |
| 1930s | 92 | |
| 1940s | 33 | |
| 1950s | 33 | |
| 1960s | 29 | |
| 1970s | 26 | |
| 1980s | 27 | |
| 1990s | 26 | |
| 2000s | 24 | |
| 2010s | 27 | |
| 2020s | 13 |
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 | 30.7°F | 11.6°F | 21.1°F | 0.57 in | 7.5 in | 6 |
| February | 34.4°F | 14.3°F | 24.4°F | 0.71 in | 8.5 in | 6 |
| March | 45.4°F | 24.0°F | 34.7°F | 1.17 in | 8.1 in | 6 |
| April | 56.6°F | 34.2°F | 45.4°F | 2.37 in | 6.8 in | 9 |
| May | 67.5°F | 45.8°F | 56.6°F | 3.44 in | — | 13 |
| June | 78.5°F | 56.5°F | 67.5°F | 3.63 in | — | 11 |
| July | 86.7°F | 62.6°F | 74.6°F | 2.84 in | — | 8 |
| August | 85.4°F | 60.8°F | 73.1°F | 2.37 in | — | 8 |
| September | 76.5°F | 51.2°F | 63.9°F | 1.48 in | — | 6 |
| October | 60.3°F | 37.3°F | 48.8°F | 1.80 in | 1.8 in | 7 |
| November | 45.3°F | 24.7°F | 35.0°F | 0.68 in | 5.6 in | 5 |
| December | 33.4°F | 14.9°F | 24.2°F | 0.59 in | 10.8 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Draper
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