Harrisburg, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CANTON, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Harrisburg has an annual average temperature of 45.7°F with about 27.8 inches of precipitation per year and 36.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.66 in) and January the driest (0.56 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Harrisburg
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →19 of 366 (5.2%) of Harrisburg'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 | 5 | |
| 1900s | 20 | |
| 1910s | 20 | |
| 1920s | 32 | |
| 1930s | 85 | |
| 1940s | 25 | |
| 1950s | 43 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 16 | |
| 1980s | 33 | |
| 1990s | 18 | |
| 2000s | 13 | |
| 2010s | 20 | |
| 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 | 25.3°F | 5.8°F | 15.5°F | 0.56 in | 7.0 in | 5 |
| February | 30.6°F | 10.5°F | 20.5°F | 0.75 in | 8.5 in | 5 |
| March | 43.7°F | 22.0°F | 32.8°F | 1.31 in | 4.7 in | 6 |
| April | 57.8°F | 34.3°F | 46.1°F | 2.88 in | 2.8 in | 9 |
| May | 69.8°F | 46.7°F | 58.3°F | 4.08 in | 0.1 in | 12 |
| June | 79.8°F | 58.2°F | 69.0°F | 4.66 in | — | 11 |
| July | 83.3°F | 61.8°F | 72.5°F | 3.55 in | — | 9 |
| August | 80.2°F | 59.0°F | 69.6°F | 2.99 in | — | 9 |
| September | 73.6°F | 50.3°F | 62.0°F | 2.90 in | — | 8 |
| October | 60.0°F | 36.4°F | 48.2°F | 2.21 in | 0.8 in | 8 |
| November | 43.5°F | 23.0°F | 33.3°F | 1.15 in | 4.8 in | 5 |
| December | 29.4°F | 11.3°F | 20.3°F | 0.77 in | 7.4 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Harrisburg
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