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Best Climate Cities in South Dakota

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in South Dakota

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 90.2
North Spearfish, SD
2,201 residents
Temperature 48°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35
#2
Score 90.2
Belle Fourche, SD
5,741 residents
Temperature 48°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35
#3
Score 88
Hot Springs, SD
3,506 residents
Temperature 49°F
Sunshine 302 days
Clean Air 35
#4
Score 85.6
Pine Ridge, SD
2,480 residents
Temperature 48°F
Sunshine 302 days
Clean Air 35
#5
Score 85
Box Elder, SD
12,457 residents
Temperature 47°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35
#6
Score 85
Rapid Valley, SD
7,153 residents
Temperature 47°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35
#7
Score 85
Green Valley, SD
1,503 residents
Temperature 47°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35
#8
Score 83.9
Winner, SD
2,900 residents
Temperature 50°F
Sunshine 291 days
Clean Air 35
#9
Score 83.2
Mobridge, SD
2,928 residents
Temperature 46°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35
#10
Score 82.3
Wagner, SD
1,555 residents
Temperature 50°F
Sunshine 291 days
Clean Air 35
#11
Score 82.2
Blackhawk, SD
2,805 residents
Temperature 46°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35
#12
Score 82.2
Summerset, SD
2,978 residents
Temperature 46°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 35

Full Ranking, South Dakota

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 North Spearfish SD 90.2
2 Belle Fourche SD 90.2
3 Hot Springs SD 88
4 Pine Ridge SD 85.6
5 Box Elder SD 85
6 Rapid Valley SD 85
7 Green Valley SD 85
8 Winner SD 83.9
9 Mobridge SD 83.2
10 Wagner SD 82.3
11 Blackhawk SD 82.2
12 Summerset SD 82.2
13 Lemmon SD 80
14 Eagle Butte SD 79.6
15 Chamberlain SD 78.7
16 Sioux Falls SD 77.4
17 North Eagle Butte SD 77.2
18 Elk Point SD 76.5
19 Vermillion SD 76.5
20 Parkston SD 75.7
21 Freeman SD 75.7
22 Yankton SD 75.6
23 Rosebud SD 75.1
24 Mission SD 75.1
25 Martin SD 74.8
26 Kyle SD 73.8
27 Platte SD 72.3
28 Springfield SD 70.7
29 Tyndall SD 70.7
30 Gregory SD 70.4
31 Brandon SD 70.1
32 Rapid City SD 69.5
33 Colonial Pine Hills SD 69.5
34 Ashland Heights SD 69.5
35 North Sioux City SD 66.3
36 Beresford SD 66
37 Hartford SD 66
38 Crooks SD 66
39 Marion SD 65.4
40 Parker SD 65.4
41 Pierre SD 64.8
42 Fort Pierre SD 64.8
43 Fort Thompson SD 63.4
44 Harrisburg SD 62.2
45 Tea SD 62.2
46 Worthing SD 62.2
47 Lennox SD 62.2
48 Canton SD 62.2
49 Spearfish SD 61.6
50 Baltic SD 58.2

North Spearfish, SD tops the list with a composite score of 90.2 out of 100, followed by Belle Fourche and Hot Springs. SD dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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