Hill City, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HILL CITY, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Hill City has an annual average temperature of 43.9°F with about 22.4 inches of precipitation per year and 66.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.15 in) and January the driest (0.40 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.
Best time to visit Hill City
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →161 of 366 (44%) of Hill City'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 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 3 | |
| 1970s | 9 | |
| 1980s | 19 | |
| 1990s | 54 | |
| 2000s | 69 | |
| 2010s | 106 | |
| 2020s | 106 |
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 | 40.5°F | 9.6°F | 25.1°F | 0.40 in | 6.1 in | 5 |
| February | 40.8°F | 10.1°F | 25.5°F | 0.65 in | 8.7 in | 7 |
| March | 49.0°F | 19.1°F | 34.0°F | 1.12 in | 11.6 in | 7 |
| April | 55.8°F | 26.3°F | 41.1°F | 2.46 in | 13.8 in | 11 |
| May | 64.8°F | 36.6°F | 50.7°F | 4.15 in | 4.1 in | 14 |
| June | 75.4°F | 45.2°F | 60.3°F | 3.43 in | 0.3 in | 12 |
| July | 82.8°F | 50.7°F | 66.7°F | 3.55 in | — | 12 |
| August | 81.8°F | 48.3°F | 65.0°F | 2.34 in | — | 10 |
| September | 73.8°F | 38.5°F | 56.2°F | 1.54 in | 1.0 in | 8 |
| October | 59.8°F | 27.9°F | 43.8°F | 1.65 in | 6.5 in | 8 |
| November | 48.6°F | 17.8°F | 33.2°F | 0.59 in | 7.5 in | 5 |
| December | 40.7°F | 10.2°F | 25.4°F | 0.49 in | 7.0 in | 5 |
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