Belle Fourche, SD Weather & Climate Normals
Belle Fourche's real weather, in one number
Belle Fourche, SD scores 43/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Belle Fourche's hottest and coldest months
Belle Fourche's hottest month is Jul, averaging 74°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 25°F, a 48.8°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Belle Fourche's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 13°F | 0.44in | 5.5in |
| Feb | 39°F | 15°F | 0.51in | 6.7in |
| Mar | 50°F | 24°F | 1.16in | 7.2in |
| Apr | 59°F | 33°F | 2.11in | 5.2in |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 3.04in | 1.3in |
| Jun | 79°F | 54°F | 2.96in | 0in |
| Jul | 87°F | 60°F | 1.96in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 57°F | 1.5in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 47°F | 1.34in | 0in |
| Oct | 62°F | 35°F | 1.72in | 2.6in |
| Nov | 48°F | 24°F | 0.66in | 3.9in |
| Dec | 37°F | 15°F | 0.59in | 9.8in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Belle Fourche at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Belle Fourche
Belle Fourche averages 17.99in of precipitation a year across roughly 80 days with measurable rain or snow, and 42.2in of snow a year.
Where Belle Fourche ranks
Belle Fourche ranks 4123 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 8 of 18 within SD. About 5,855 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Belle Fourche, SD US, 0.7 miles from Belle Fourche, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station