Climate of Carter

Carter has a continental climate. In the summer it is warm and wet, and in the winter it is cold and dry. The average annual temperature for Carter is 29° degrees and there is about 137 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 208 days a year with an average humidity of 66% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -2°C and 31°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -9°C and 19°C
Rain: it rains 99 days and there is a total of approximately 347 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 40 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2962 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -2°C and 31°C
Warmest month:	31°C in July
Coldest month:	-2°C in January
Night temperature:	between -9°C and 19°C
Dry days:	226 days
Days with rain:	99 days
Days with snow:	40 days
Total rain sum:	347 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2962 hours

Climate of Carter
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Carter
The best travel time for Carter
Climate of Carter by month
Experiences with the weather of Carter

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Carter.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Carter.

Climate table of Carter

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Carter. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Carter might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	29	32	46	57	68	80	88	86	77	60	47	31
Night temp. (°F)	16	18	30	39	50	61	67	64	56	44	31	18
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	5	6	11	18	16	23	14	13	10	11	3	7
Days with rain	3	3	7	12	13	15	11	11	9	8	4	3
Days with snow	10	8	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	8
Dry days	18	17	18	15	18	15	20	20	21	21	23	20
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	11	9	7	6	5
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	2	1	3	3	5	6	7	6	5	3	2	2

Best time to visit Carter

The best time to visit Carter in the state of South Dakota is from May through September. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Carter is 88°F in July and the lowest is 29°F in January.

Climate of Carter by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Carter? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January