Pierre, SD Weather & Climate Normals
Pierre's real weather, in one number
Pierre, SD scores 42/100 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.
Pierre's hottest and coldest months
Pierre's hottest month is Jul, averaging 75°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 19°F, a 55.8°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Pierre's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 9°F | 0.45in | 5.1in |
| Feb | 34°F | 13°F | 0.74in | 8in |
| Mar | 46°F | 23°F | 0.96in | 5in |
| Apr | 59°F | 33°F | 1.93in | 5.3in |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 3.25in | 0in |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 3.69in | 0in |
| Jul | 88°F | 62°F | 2.39in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 59°F | 1.95in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 50°F | 1.74in | 0in |
| Oct | 61°F | 36°F | 1.69in | 1.3in |
| Nov | 45°F | 23°F | 0.77in | 6.3in |
| Dec | 32°F | 13°F | 0.64in | 6.2in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Pierre at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Pierre
Pierre averages 20.2in of precipitation a year across roughly 90 days with measurable rain or snow, and 37.2in of snow a year.
Where Pierre ranks
Pierre ranks 4229 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 9 of 18 within SD. About 13,788 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Pierre Rgnl Ap, SD US, 1.8 miles from Pierre, 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