Mitchell, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MITCHELL, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Mitchell has an annual average temperature of 47.9°F with about 25.8 inches of precipitation per year and 40.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.95 in) and January the driest (0.61 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Mitchell
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →160 of 366 (43.7%) of Mitchell'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 | 100 | |
| 2010s | 155 | |
| 2020s | 111 |
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 | 27.3°F | 9.3°F | 18.3°F | 0.61 in | 5.6 in | 5 |
| February | 32.4°F | 13.4°F | 22.9°F | 0.76 in | 8.3 in | 6 |
| March | 45.2°F | 25.1°F | 35.1°F | 1.26 in | 5.8 in | 7 |
| April | 58.6°F | 36.5°F | 47.6°F | 2.76 in | 6.0 in | 9 |
| May | 70.3°F | 48.7°F | 59.5°F | 3.69 in | — | 12 |
| June | 80.9°F | 59.5°F | 70.2°F | 3.95 in | — | 11 |
| July | 87.0°F | 65.3°F | 76.1°F | 3.02 in | — | 7 |
| August | 84.0°F | 62.1°F | 73.0°F | 3.09 in | — | 8 |
| September | 76.1°F | 53.0°F | 64.6°F | 2.64 in | — | 7 |
| October | 60.9°F | 39.1°F | 50.0°F | 2.11 in | 0.6 in | 8 |
| November | 44.8°F | 25.5°F | 35.1°F | 1.12 in | 4.1 in | 4 |
| December | 30.8°F | 14.5°F | 22.7°F | 0.77 in | 10.2 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Mitchell
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