Vermillion, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from VERMILLION 2 SE, SD US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Vermillion has an annual average temperature of 48.8°F with about 28 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.30 in) and January the driest (0.53 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,480
Cooling need
663

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

32 of 366 (8.7%) of Vermillion'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
18
1900s
15
1910s
15
1920s
24
1930s
79
1940s
22
1950s
21
1960s
20
1970s
14
1980s
42
1990s
24
2000s
20
2010s
27
2020s
25

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 30.5°F 10.2°F 20.4°F 0.53 in 4
February 36.1°F 14.0°F 25.0°F 0.70 in 4
March 48.4°F 25.2°F 36.8°F 1.42 in 5
April 61.9°F 36.0°F 48.9°F 3.09 in 8
May 72.7°F 48.1°F 60.4°F 3.96 in 10
June 82.2°F 59.1°F 70.7°F 4.30 in 9
July 85.5°F 63.2°F 74.4°F 3.61 in 7
August 83.3°F 60.7°F 72.0°F 2.88 in 7
September 78.1°F 51.8°F 64.9°F 3.07 in 6
October 64.6°F 38.5°F 51.6°F 2.35 in 7
November 48.2°F 25.2°F 36.7°F 1.30 in 4
December 34.0°F 14.6°F 24.3°F 0.79 in 5

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