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Weather in Buffalo Gap, SD · National Weather Service + NOAA

Buffalo Gap has milder winters than most of South Dakota

Buffalo Gap has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 49°, and lows to 24°.

Winter 39°/15°Spring 60°/33°Summer 85°/56°Fall 63°/35°
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Sunrise 8:30 am · sunset 6:43 pm

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What stands out about Buffalo Gap’s weather

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

Climate →
Milder winters than most of South DakotaJanuary nights average 14°, milder than 1,373 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.A short growing season133 frost-free days, from May 16 to Sep 27.Warmer summers than most of South DakotaJuly afternoons average 88°, warmer than 1,273 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.Less snow than most of South DakotaAbout 32 inches a winter, less than 1,220 of 1,367 South Dakota towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Buffalo Gap’s year

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

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Winter
39° / 15°
13 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
60° / 33°
Last frost around May 16
Summer
85° / 56°
41 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
63° / 35°
First frost around Sep 27
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 27). Last frost next spring: May 16
Best months to be outside
MayJunSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Buffalo Gap get?About 32 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 3.4 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° 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 Buffalo Gap itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Hot Springs, SD (9 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.