What is the hottest month in Faulkton?

July is the warmest month in Faulkton, with an average high of 84.5°F.

What is the coldest month in Faulkton?

January is the coldest month in Faulkton, with an average low of 4.4°F.

What month does Faulkton get the most rain?

June is typically the wettest month in Faulkton, with about 3.59 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Faulkton in?

Faulkton is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 5b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Faulkton, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FAULKTON 1 NW, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Faulkton has an annual average temperature of 44°F with about 22 inches of precipitation per year and 43.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.59 in) and December the driest (0.57 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months

1 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

57.4°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

7,941

HDD/yr

Cooling need

378

CDD/yr

Best time to visit Faulkton

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

24 of 366 (6.6%) of Faulkton'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		8
1900s		15
1910s		13
1920s		22
1930s		70
1940s		32
1950s		35
1960s		26
1970s		26
1980s		32
1990s		17
2000s		35
2010s		23
2020s		12

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	24.0°F	4.4°F	14.2°F	0.67 in	7.6 in	6
February	28.7°F	8.0°F	18.4°F	0.80 in	9.3 in	5
March	41.1°F	19.2°F	30.1°F	1.02 in	6.8 in	5
April	56.1°F	31.1°F	43.6°F	2.02 in	7.1 in	8
May	68.3°F	43.6°F	56.0°F	3.24 in	—	11
June	78.3°F	54.1°F	66.2°F	3.59 in	—	12
July	84.5°F	58.6°F	71.6°F	2.74 in	—	9
August	83.1°F	56.6°F	69.8°F	2.67 in	—	8
September	74.4°F	47.3°F	60.8°F	2.04 in	—	8
October	58.7°F	33.9°F	46.3°F	1.86 in	0.9 in	7
November	42.3°F	20.6°F	31.5°F	0.78 in	3.4 in	5
December	28.8°F	10.0°F	19.4°F	0.57 in	8.6 in	5