Garland, SD Climate

Garland, SD has a continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Summers tend to be quite humid, with temperatures occasionally reaching into the upper 90s and low 100s in July and August. Winters are typically cold, with temperatures often dropping below 0°F in January and February. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with slightly higher amounts during the summer months. The area receives about 25 inches of snow every winter and is subject to occasional thunderstorms.

Garland, South Dakota gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Garland averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Garland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Garland is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Dakota.

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Garland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Garland with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In Garland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Garland are June, August and July.

In Garland, there are 11.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Garland with an average of 1.1°. This is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In Garland, there are 178.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In Garland, there are 37.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

Humidity in Garland is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Garland with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.3 inches in Garland means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in Garland with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 87.7 rainy days annually in Garland, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.5 inches in Garland means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Garland with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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