Mission, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MISSION, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Mission has an annual average temperature of 47.5°F with about 20.9 inches of precipitation per year and 41.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.68 in) and January the driest (0.48 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Mission
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Mission'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.
| 1960s | 34 | |
| 1970s | 99 | |
| 1980s | 74 | |
| 1990s | 56 | |
| 2000s | 74 | |
| 2010s | 29 |
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 | 34.2°F | 11.6°F | 22.9°F | 0.48 in | 7.2 in | 6 |
| February | 37.5°F | 13.9°F | 25.7°F | 0.67 in | 7.5 in | 6 |
| March | 47.8°F | 22.8°F | 35.3°F | 1.12 in | 7.1 in | 7 |
| April | 57.4°F | 32.3°F | 44.9°F | 2.50 in | 5.7 in | 9 |
| May | 68.4°F | 44.0°F | 56.2°F | 3.38 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| June | 79.4°F | 54.8°F | 67.1°F | 3.68 in | — | 12 |
| July | 87.4°F | 60.9°F | 74.1°F | 2.61 in | — | 9 |
| August | 85.8°F | 58.5°F | 72.2°F | 1.80 in | — | 7 |
| September | 77.1°F | 48.4°F | 62.8°F | 1.75 in | — | 7 |
| October | 61.6°F | 34.9°F | 48.2°F | 1.69 in | 1.2 in | 7 |
| November | 47.7°F | 23.3°F | 35.5°F | 0.68 in | 6.1 in | 5 |
| December | 37.0°F | 14.2°F | 25.6°F | 0.56 in | 6.6 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Mission
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