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Weather & Climate · South Dakota

Best Weather Counties in South Dakota 2026

Ranked by temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather frequency.

Top 10 — Weather & Climate in South Dakota

Score reflects weather & climate only — not overall county quality.

1Deuel County, SD
47.7
2Day County, SD
47.4
3Minnehaha County, SD
47.3
4Brookings County, SD
47.1
5Kingsbury County, SD
46.9
6Miner County, SD
46.9
7Moody County, SD
46.5
8Lake County, SD
46.4
9Clark County, SD
46
10Codington County, SD
45.2

All South Dakota Counties — Weather & Climate Rankings

66 counties ranked by weather & climate score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyWeather & Climate ScoreOverall Score
1Deuel County, SD
47.7
67.3
2Day County, SD
47.4
60.5
3Minnehaha County, SD
47.3
49.5
4Brookings County, SD
47.1
48.5
5Kingsbury County, SD
46.9
66.5
6Miner County, SD
46.9
68
7Moody County, SD
46.5
50.5
8Lake County, SD
46.4
51
9Clark County, SD
46
63
10Codington County, SD
45.2
40.4
11Union County, SD
44.9
51.5
12Roberts County, SD
44.8
52.8
13Hamlin County, SD
44.7
57.1
14Marshall County, SD
44.7
64.5
15Custer County, SD
44.5
50.7
16Lincoln County, SD
43.8
34.4
17Brown County, SD
43.3
42.5
18Clay County, SD
42
37.1
19Edmunds County, SD
41.6
62.8
20McCook County, SD
41.3
58.8
21Hutchinson County, SD
41.2
65.7
22McPherson County, SD
41
60.5
23Pennington County, SD
40.8
27.8
24Grant County, SD
40.5
68.9
25Lawrence County, SD
40.3
43.9
26Hand County, SD
40.2
72.3
27Beadle County, SD
39.8
43.2
28Bon Homme County, SD
39.8
61.9
29Spink County, SD
39.6
58.6
30Gregory County, SD
39.3
61.9
31Davison County, SD
39
43.3
32Douglas County, SD
38.9
61.5
33Charles Mix County, SD
38.8
55.3
34Turner County, SD
38.8
59.3
35Yankton County, SD
38.8
42.9
36Jerauld County, SD
38.3
65.9
37Bennett County, SD
38.2
43
38Potter County, SD
38.1
66.2
39Walworth County, SD
37.9
50.6
40Aurora County, SD
37.3
61.3
41Tripp County, SD
37.3
50.6
42Dewey County, SD
37
54.1
43Faulk County, SD
36.8
68.8
44Campbell County, SD
36.6
62.9
45Sanborn County, SD
36.5
61.6
46Buffalo County, SD
36.2
65.9
47Todd County, SD
36
50.4
48Hanson County, SD
35.8
62.2
49Hyde County, SD
35.8
57.4
50Brule County, SD
35.7
46.4
51Jones County, SD
35.4
58.8
52Sully County, SD
35
70
53Ziebach County, SD
35
63.9
54Corson County, SD
34.4
49
55Harding County, SD
34.1
74.8
56Perkins County, SD
34.1
66.3
57Mellette County, SD
33.9
51.8
58Meade County, SD
33.8
34.5
59Lyman County, SD
33
59.4
60Oglala Lakota County, SD
32.7
65.4
61Butte County, SD
32
43.5
62Stanley County, SD
31.7
60.1
63Haakon County, SD
31.6
65.5
64Jackson County, SD
31.4
66.7
65Hughes County, SD
31.3
42.3
66Fall River County, SD
29.3
46.6

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