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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
47.6
2Minnehaha County, SD
47.4
3Day County, SD
47.3
4Brookings County, SD
47.1
5Miner County, SD
47
6Kingsbury County, SD
46.8
7Moody County, SD
46.4
8Lake County, SD
46.3
9Clark County, SD
45.9
10Codington County, SD
45.1

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
47.6
67.3
2Minnehaha County, SD
47.4
49.5
3Day County, SD
47.3
60.5
4Brookings County, SD
47.1
48.5
5Miner County, SD
47
68
6Kingsbury County, SD
46.8
66.5
7Moody County, SD
46.4
50.5
8Lake County, SD
46.3
51
9Clark County, SD
45.9
63
10Codington County, SD
45.1
40.4
11Union County, SD
45.1
51.5
12Roberts County, SD
44.6
52.8
13Custer County, SD
44.5
50.7
14Hamlin County, SD
44.5
57.1
15Marshall County, SD
44.5
64.5
16Lincoln County, SD
44
34.4
17Brown County, SD
43.1
42.5
18Clay County, SD
42.2
37.1
19Edmunds County, SD
41.5
62.8
20Hutchinson County, SD
41.5
65.7
21McCook County, SD
41.4
58.8
22McPherson County, SD
40.8
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
27Bon Homme County, SD
40.1
61.9
28Beadle County, SD
39.9
43.2
29Gregory County, SD
39.5
61.9
30Spink County, SD
39.5
58.6
31Douglas County, SD
39.4
61.5
32Charles Mix County, SD
39.3
55.3
33Davison County, SD
39.3
43.3
34Yankton County, SD
39.3
42.9
35Turner County, SD
38.8
59.3
36Bennett County, SD
38.5
43
37Jerauld County, SD
38.4
65.9
38Potter County, SD
38.1
66.2
39Walworth County, SD
37.9
50.6
40Tripp County, SD
37.8
50.7
41Aurora County, SD
37.5
61.3
42Dewey County, SD
37.1
54.1
43Faulk County, SD
36.7
68.8
44Campbell County, SD
36.5
62.9
45Sanborn County, SD
36.5
61.6
46Buffalo County, SD
36.4
65.9
47Todd County, SD
36.4
50.5
48Brule County, SD
36.1
46.4
49Hanson County, SD
35.8
62.2
50Hyde County, SD
35.8
57.4
51Jones County, SD
35.7
58.8
52Ziebach County, SD
35.3
63.9
53Sully County, SD
35.1
70
54Corson County, SD
34.4
49
55Mellette County, SD
34.3
51.9
56Harding County, SD
34.1
74.8
57Meade County, SD
34.1
34.5
58Perkins County, SD
34.1
66.3
59Lyman County, SD
33.3
59.4
60Oglala Lakota County, SD
33
65.4
61Butte County, SD
32.1
43.5
62Haakon County, SD
31.9
65.5
63Jackson County, SD
31.9
66.7
64Stanley County, SD
31.9
60.1
65Hughes County, SD
31.5
42.3
66Fall River County, SD
29.6
46.6

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