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Weather in Florence, SD · National Weather Service + NOAA

Florence has real winters

Florence has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 39°, and nights fall to 20°.

Winter 24°/5°Spring 53°/31°Summer 79°/57°Fall 56°/34°
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Sunrise 8:09 am · sunset 6:16 pm

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What stands out about Florence’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average 2°, colder than 95% of U.S. towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 81°, cooler than 1,272 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.Less snow than most of South DakotaAbout 32 inches a winter, less than 1,224 of 1,367 South Dakota towns.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 91% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Florence’s year

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

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Winter
24° / 5°
11 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
53° / 31°
Last frost around May 7
Summer
79° / 57°
9 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
56° / 34°
First frost around Sep 28
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 28). Last frost next spring: May 7
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Florence get?About 32 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 3.9 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° 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 Florence itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Rauville 2 W, SD (10 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.