Elkton, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FLANDREAU, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elkton has an annual average temperature of 43.3°F with about 28.5 inches of precipitation per year and 40.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.53 in) and January the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Elkton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →23 of 366 (6.3%) of Elkton'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.
| 1890s | 42 | |
| 1900s | 18 | |
| 1910s | 19 | |
| 1920s | 36 | |
| 1930s | 80 | |
| 1940s | 22 | |
| 1950s | 31 | |
| 1960s | 20 | |
| 1970s | 11 | |
| 1980s | 23 | |
| 1990s | 15 | |
| 2000s | 17 | |
| 2010s | 13 | |
| 2020s | 19 |
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 | 22.6°F | 3.5°F | 13.1°F | 0.54 in | 5.8 in | 5 |
| February | 27.6°F | 7.0°F | 17.3°F | 0.76 in | 8.2 in | 6 |
| March | 39.7°F | 19.3°F | 29.5°F | 1.32 in | 6.2 in | 6 |
| April | 54.4°F | 31.4°F | 42.9°F | 2.67 in | 4.8 in | 8 |
| May | 67.0°F | 44.7°F | 55.8°F | 4.12 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| June | 76.8°F | 56.1°F | 66.4°F | 4.53 in | — | 10 |
| July | 81.3°F | 59.9°F | 70.6°F | 3.81 in | — | 8 |
| August | 79.0°F | 57.2°F | 68.1°F | 3.60 in | — | 7 |
| September | 72.3°F | 47.8°F | 60.0°F | 3.07 in | — | 6 |
| October | 58.2°F | 34.2°F | 46.2°F | 2.21 in | 1.2 in | 6 |
| November | 41.4°F | 21.1°F | 31.2°F | 1.01 in | 5.6 in | 5 |
| December | 27.5°F | 9.6°F | 18.6°F | 0.85 in | 8.5 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Elkton
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