Sturgis, SD Weather & Climate Normals
Sturgis's real weather, in one number
Sturgis, 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.
Sturgis's hottest and coldest months
Sturgis's hottest month is Jul, averaging 73°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 26°F, a 46.8°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Sturgis's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 15°F | 0.49in | 5.3in |
| Feb | 39°F | 17°F | 0.72in | 8.3in |
| Mar | 49°F | 25°F | 1.25in | 8.4in |
| Apr | 58°F | 34°F | 2.45in | 7.9in |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 4.44in | 1.4in |
| Jun | 78°F | 53°F | 3.3in | 0in |
| Jul | 86°F | 60°F | 2.27in | 0in |
| Aug | 86°F | 58°F | 1.72in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 49°F | 1.4in | 0in |
| Oct | 61°F | 36°F | 1.9in | 2.8in |
| Nov | 48°F | 25°F | 0.84in | 5.3in |
| Dec | 39°F | 17°F | 0.5in | 8.2in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Sturgis at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Sturgis
Sturgis averages 21.28in of precipitation a year across roughly 94 days with measurable rain or snow, and 47.6in of snow a year.
Where Sturgis ranks
Sturgis ranks 4107 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 7 of 18 within SD. About 7,014 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Ft Meade, SD US, 1.1 miles from Sturgis, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure