Florence, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RAUVILLE 2 W, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Florence has an annual average temperature of 42.7°F with about 23.4 inches of precipitation per year and 31.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.59 in) and January the driest (0.65 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Florence
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All-time records →193 of 366 (52.7%) of Florence'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.
| 2000s | 0 | |
| 2010s | 329 | |
| 2020s | 37 |
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 | 21.4°F | 1.5°F | 11.5°F | 0.65 in | 5.7 in | 4 |
| February | 26.2°F | 5.1°F | 15.7°F | 0.69 in | 6.5 in | 3 |
| March | 38.3°F | 18.2°F | 28.3°F | 1.10 in | 4.8 in | 4 |
| April | 54.0°F | 30.8°F | 42.4°F | 2.27 in | 4.0 in | 5 |
| May | 67.1°F | 44.8°F | 56.0°F | 2.70 in | — | 8 |
| June | 76.4°F | 54.9°F | 65.7°F | 3.18 in | — | 8 |
| July | 81.7°F | 59.8°F | 70.8°F | 3.59 in | — | 7 |
| August | 79.9°F | 56.3°F | 68.1°F | 2.66 in | — | 6 |
| September | 72.1°F | 46.2°F | 59.2°F | 2.74 in | — | 6 |
| October | 57.3°F | 34.2°F | 45.8°F | 2.33 in | 1.1 in | 6 |
| November | 40.9°F | 20.8°F | 30.9°F | 0.83 in | 2.1 in | 2 |
| December | 27.1°F | 9.1°F | 18.1°F | 0.70 in | 7.6 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Florence
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