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Weather in Britton, SD · National Weather Service + NOAA

Britton has real winters

Britton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 39°, and lows to 21°.

Winter 23°/5°Spring 53°/32°Summer 80°/57°Fall 56°/34°
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Sunrise 8:12 am · sunset 6:16 pm

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What stands out about Britton’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

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Real wintersJanuary nights average 2°, colder than 95% of U.S. towns.A short growing season135 frost-free days, from May 13 to Sep 26.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 92% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Britton’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
23° / 5°
16 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
53° / 32°
Last frost around May 13
Summer
80° / 57°
16 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
56° / 34°
First frost around Sep 26
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 26). Last frost next spring: May 13
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Britton get?About 45 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 4.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.1° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Britton itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Britton, SD (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.