Gettysburg, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GETTYSBURG, SD US.

Dwa Monsoon continental (hot summer) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gettysburg has an annual average temperature of 44.3°F with about 20.2 inches of precipitation per year and 38.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.45 in) and January the driest (0.29 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,854
Cooling need
408

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

18 of 366 (4.9%) of Gettysburg'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
6
1930s
88
1940s
48
1950s
50
1960s
26
1970s
27
1980s
35
1990s
26
2000s
27
2010s
26
2020s
7

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 24.8°F 5.3°F 15.1°F 0.29 in 6.8 in 4
February 29.1°F 9.3°F 19.2°F 0.57 in 10.6 in 5
March 41.5°F 20.3°F 30.9°F 0.66 in 5.5 in 5
April 55.8°F 32.0°F 43.9°F 1.86 in 4.5 in 8
May 67.5°F 43.8°F 55.7°F 3.03 in 0.3 in 9
June 77.7°F 54.6°F 66.2°F 3.45 in 10
July 84.3°F 59.8°F 72.0°F 3.01 in 8
August 83.0°F 57.8°F 70.4°F 2.49 in 7
September 73.8°F 48.2°F 61.0°F 2.01 in 7
October 58.0°F 34.7°F 46.3°F 1.89 in 1.3 in 7
November 41.8°F 21.3°F 31.6°F 0.51 in 3.0 in 4
December 28.9°F 10.1°F 19.5°F 0.40 in 6.7 in 4

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