Bijou Hills, SD climate
Bijou Hills has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Bijou Hills feels like
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Bijou Hills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 11° | 0.5" | 5.8" | 5 | 19 | 13° – 36° |
| February | 35° | 15° | 0.6" | 7.7" | 6 | 13 | 10° – 35° |
| March | 47° | 25° | 1.1" | 6.5" | 7 | 9 | 24° – 50° |
| April | 59° | 35° | 2.7" | 6.8" | 9 | 3 | 38° – 53° |
| May | 70° | 46° | 3.5" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 54° – 65° |
| June | 80° | 57° | 3.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| July | 87° | 62° | 2.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 66° – 82° |
| August | 85° | 61° | 2.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66° – 76° |
| September | 77° | 51° | 2.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 57° – 70° |
| October | 62° | 38° | 1.9" | 1.1" | 7 | 1 | 42° – 55° |
| November | 46° | 25° | 0.8" | 5.4" | 5 | 6 | 25° – 45° |
| December | 34° | 15° | 0.5" | 8.2" | 6 | 17 | 12° – 31° |
| Year | 59° | 37° | 23.8" | 41.5" | 91 | 68 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Bijou Hills
Bijou Hills gets 24 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 91 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 68 days of the year.
About 159 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 8. That leaves about 159 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 72% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Bijou Hills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bijou Hills, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Bijou Hills and its neighbors
Bijou Hills borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Eagle has the coldest January nights (11°) and America the hottest July afternoons (88°). Bijou Hills’s January low is 11° and its July high 87°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Bijou Hills compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bijou Hills averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.6°). The shift is larger than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bijou Hills’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 50°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Bijou Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bijou Hills?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 11°.
What is the hottest month in Bijou Hills?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 62°. About 30 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bijou Hills get?
About 42 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Bijou Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 8, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Bijou Hills?
June, with 3.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 24 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bijou Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Academy 2ne, SD (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.