Sturgis, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT MEADE, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sturgis has an annual average temperature of 48.2°F with about 21.3 inches of precipitation per year and 47.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.44 in) and January the driest (0.49 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Sturgis
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →31 of 366 (8.5%) of Sturgis'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 | 27 | |
| 1910s | 37 | |
| 1940s | 5 | |
| 1950s | 42 | |
| 1960s | 40 | |
| 1970s | 30 | |
| 1980s | 65 | |
| 1990s | 43 | |
| 2000s | 27 | |
| 2010s | 32 | |
| 2020s | 18 |
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 | 37.7°F | 15.1°F | 26.4°F | 0.49 in | 5.3 in | 6 |
| February | 39.2°F | 16.5°F | 27.8°F | 0.72 in | 8.3 in | 7 |
| March | 48.7°F | 24.6°F | 36.6°F | 1.25 in | 8.4 in | 7 |
| April | 57.8°F | 33.5°F | 45.6°F | 2.45 in | 7.9 in | 9 |
| May | 67.0°F | 43.7°F | 55.3°F | 4.44 in | 1.4 in | 12 |
| June | 78.2°F | 53.2°F | 65.7°F | 3.30 in | — | 12 |
| July | 86.4°F | 59.9°F | 73.2°F | 2.27 in | — | 9 |
| August | 85.6°F | 57.9°F | 71.8°F | 1.72 in | — | 7 |
| September | 77.0°F | 48.6°F | 62.8°F | 1.40 in | — | 6 |
| October | 60.7°F | 36.4°F | 48.5°F | 1.90 in | 2.8 in | 8 |
| November | 47.8°F | 25.0°F | 36.4°F | 0.84 in | 5.3 in | 6 |
| December | 39.1°F | 17.2°F | 28.2°F | 0.50 in | 8.2 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Sturgis
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).