Brookings, SD Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Brookings actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Brookings, SD, the comfort score comes out to 41/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Brookings's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Brookings run from 13°F in Jan up to 71°F in Jul, a 57.9°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Brookings, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 4°F | 0.43in | 5.5in |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 0.5in | 7.1in |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 1.06in | 6.4in |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.17in | 4.1in |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.45in | 0.1in |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.29in | 0in |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 3.61in | 0in |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.22in | 0in |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.1in | 0in |
| Oct | 58°F | 34°F | 1.97in | 1.1in |
| Nov | 41°F | 22°F | 0.8in | 4.7in |
| Dec | 28°F | 10°F | 0.61in | 6.8in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Brookings's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Brookings actually gets
Over a typical year, Brookings sees about 25.21in of precipitation a year across roughly 99 days with measurable rain or snow, with 35.8in of snow a year.
Brookings against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Brookings comes in at 4377; within SD alone it ranks 10 of 18. Population is about 24,555.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Brookings 2 Ne, SD US, the NOAA station 1.8 miles from Brookings, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated