Bison (SD) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bison

Bison average temperature chart (Celsius) Bison average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bison (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -3.1 0.1 5.2 13.2 19.7 25.4 29.8 28.9 22.3 15.7 5.7 -1.2
°F 26.3 32.1 41.4 55.8 67.5 77.8 85.7 84 72.1 60.2 42.3 29.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bison monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bison monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bison (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 7 9 18 43 70 82 52 41 33 24 11 8
inches 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 2.7 3.2 2 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.3
Rainy days 7 7 8 9 11 11 9 8 7 5 6 8

Average annual rainfall in Bison: 339.666mm (133.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bison

Bison average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bison
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.7 6.6 8 8.8 9.9 11.4 12.2 11.3 9.3 7.5 5.3 5.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bison average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bison average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bison (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -15.4 -12.2 -7.2 -0.8 5.4 10.8 14 12.5 6.6 0.6 -7.1 -13.5
Max °C -2.9 0.4 5.6 13.6 20.1 25.8 30.2 29.3 22.7 16.1 6.1 -1
Min °F 4.4 10.1 19.1 30.7 41.6 51.4 57.2 54.5 43.8 33 19.3 7.8
Max °F 15.6 21.4 30.6 43.5 54.9 64.9 71.8 69.6 58.3 46.9 31.1 19

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bison average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bison average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bison in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.4 7.2 7.5 8.2 9.5 11.4 13.8 16.2 15.2 12.4 9.8 8.1
°F 45.3 45 45.5 46.8 49 52.5 56.8 61.1 59.4 54.3 49.7 46.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bison average winspeed by month (km/h) Bison average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bison (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 18 18 19 21 20 18 16 17 17 18 17 17
mph 11 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 11 11 10 11

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bison relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bison
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
69% 70% 68% 60% 60% 62% 57% 55% 58% 59% 68% 71%