Pierre (SD) Temperature by Month
Pierre in South Dakota, United States of America sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between -1°C (30°F) in December and 32°C (90°F) in July, averaging 15°C (59°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Pierre Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Pierre will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 17°C (63°F) in July to -13°C (9°F) in December.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Pierre by month:
Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
50-year average (1976-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in July
Historical Pierre Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Pierre spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Pierre vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Pierre vs World: Temperature Compared
Pierre's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Pierre's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Pierre climate page.
