Wessington Springs (SD) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Wessington Springs average temperature chart (Celsius) Wessington Springs average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wessington Springs (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -4.6 -1.3 5.5 14.6 21.1 26.8 30.5 29.3 23.5 16.4 5.9 -2.5
°F 23.7 29.6 41.8 58.2 70 80.2 87 84.7 74.3 61.5 42.6 27.5

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.

Wessington Springs monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wessington Springs monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wessington Springs (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 9 14 33 54 75 83 70 55 45 36 19 12
inches 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.1 2.9 3.3 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.5
Rainy days 6 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 6

Average annual rainfall in Wessington Springs: 448.6mm (176.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Wessington Springs

Wessington Springs average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wessington Springs
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.5 7.1 8 9 10.4 11.8 12.4 11.3 9.3 7.7 5.8 5.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Wessington Springs average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wessington Springs average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wessington Springs (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -16.9 -13.4 -6.8 0.5 7 12.7 15.9 14.2 8.1 1.5 -6.4 -14
Max °C -4.3 -1.1 5.8 14.9 21.5 27.1 30.9 29.7 23.9 16.8 6.2 -2.2
Min °F 1.6 8 19.9 32.9 44.5 54.9 60.6 57.5 46.6 34.6 20.5 6.8
Max °F 12.9 19 31.1 45.9 57.6 67.8 74.1 71.4 60.8 48.4 31.8 17.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wessington Springs average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wessington Springs average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wessington Springs in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.6 7.4 7.8 8.7 10.1 12.1 14.7 17.4 16.3 13.1 10.3 8.5
°F 45.7 45.4 46 47.6 50.2 53.9 58.4 63.2 61.3 55.6 50.6 47.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Wessington Springs average winspeed by month (km/h) Wessington Springs average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Wessington Springs (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 18 18 21 22 20 18 17 17 18 18 18 18
mph 11 11 13 14 13 11 10 11 11 11 11 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.

Wessington Springs relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wessington Springs
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 72% 71% 64% 64% 66% 64% 66% 66% 65% 71% 73%