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Weather in October in South Dakota

Planning a journey to South Dakota this October and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in South Dakota in October?

South Dakota is a region in the United States of America. October in South Dakota generally has temperatures that range from moderate to pleasant, with moderate precipitation.

Temperatures

The average maximum daytime temperatures vary from moderate in Custer at 13°C to pleasant in Vermillion at 18°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 4°C in Vermillion and 0°C in Custer.

Precipitation

In October, precipitation varies across different areas. From moderate rainfall in Custer with an average of 37 mm to moderate rainfall in Lead with 88 mm.

For specific regional insights in South Dakota for October, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our South Dakota climate page.

Where to go in South Dakota in October

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the South Dakota on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in October for the 5 most popular destinations in South Dakota?

Sioux Falls

In October Sioux Falls generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 16°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Sioux Falls
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
24°C 
10°C 
71 mm 
9 days 
16°C 
3°C 
62 mm 
8 days 
8°C 
-5°C 
19 mm 
4 days 
Climate in Sioux Falls

Pierre

In October Pierre generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 16°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Pierre
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
25°C 
10°C 
40 mm 
7 days 
16°C 
2°C 
56 mm 
8 days 
8°C 
-6°C 
9.2 mm 
4 days 
Climate in Pierre

Rapid City

In October Rapid City generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Rapid City
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
24°C 
10°C 
36 mm 
6 days 
15°C 
3°C 
40 mm 
8 days 
9°C 
-4°C 
11 mm 
4 days 
Climate in Rapid City

Deadwood

In October Deadwood generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 14°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Deadwood
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
22°C 
8°C 
47 mm 
8 days 
14°C 
2°C 
85 mm 
11 days 
8°C 
-4°C 
36 mm 
9 days 
poor 
Climate in Deadwood

Custer

In October Custer generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 13°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 0°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Custer
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
22°C 
7°C 
41 mm 
8 days 
13°C 
0°C 
37 mm 
8 days 
7°C 
-5°C 
13 mm 
5 days 
Climate in Custer

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Is October the best time to visit South Dakota?

In our opinion, October is a good time to visit South Dakota with overall tolerable weather in Sioux Falls. It's worth noting that weather conditions might differ depending on the location you visit.

On average, the best time to visit South Dakota is in May, July, August and September with generally perfect weather in Sioux Falls. On the other hand, the weather in January, February, March and December tend to be poor.

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