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Hill City city, South Dakota

Official LSAD Designation: Hill City city • Census GEOID: 4629100 • Pennington County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Hill City city.

Reference Weather Station: HILL CITY, SD US (ID: USC00393868) • Located 0.7 miles from community center • Elevation: 1,507.5 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 40.5° 9.6° 25.1° 0.40"
February 40.8° 10.1° 25.5° 0.65"
March 49.0° 19.1° 34.0° 1.12"
April 55.8° 26.3° 41.1° 2.46"
May 64.8° 36.6° 50.7° 4.15"
June 75.4° 45.2° 60.3° 3.43"
July 82.8° 50.7° 66.7° 3.55"
August 81.8° 48.3° 65.0° 2.34"
September 73.8° 38.5° 56.2° 1.54"
October 59.8° 27.9° 43.8° 1.65"
November 48.6° 17.8° 33.2° 0.59"
December 40.7° 10.2° 25.4° 0.49"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station HILL CITY, SD US (ID: USC00393868) • 0.7 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at HILL CITY, SD US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 21.0 32.3 43.5 54.8 66.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 44.5°F 2011: Annual mean 44.0°F 2012: Annual mean 45.0°F 2014: Annual mean 41.0°F 2015: Annual mean 43.9°F 2016: Annual mean 44.6°F 2017: Annual mean 43.1°F 2018: Annual mean 42.1°F 2020: Annual mean 43.8°F 2022: Annual mean 41.7°F 2023: Annual mean 42.5°F 2024: Annual mean 44.5°F 2025: Annual mean 43.3°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 58.7°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 58.0°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 62.1°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 56.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 59.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 60.8°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 59.0°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 57.9°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 60.6°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 58.4°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 58.6°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 61.1°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 59.1°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 30.3°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 29.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 27.9°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 25.9°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 28.3°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 28.4°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 27.2°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 26.3°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 27.9°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 27.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 25.0°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 26.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 27.9°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 27.5°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 44.5 58.7 30.3
2011 44.0 58.0 29.9
2012 45.0 62.1 27.9
2013 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2014 41.0 56.1 25.9
2015 43.9 59.5 28.3
2016 44.6 60.8 28.4
2017 43.1 59.0 27.2
2018 42.1 57.9 26.3
2019 Unavailable Unavailable 27.9
2020 43.8 60.6 27.0
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 41.7 58.4 25.0
2023 42.5 58.6 26.4
2024 44.5 61.1 27.9
2025 43.3 59.1 27.5
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.