Climate of Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Badlands National Park is 15° degrees and there is about 288 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 219 days a year with an average humidity of 62% and an UV-index of 4.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -1°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -9°C and 20°C
- Rain: it rains 92 days and there is a total of approximately 288 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 38 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3055 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -1°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in July |
Coldest month: | -1°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -9°C and 20°C |
Dry days: | 235 days |
Days with rain: | 92 days |
Days with snow: | 38 days |
Total rain sum: | 288 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3055 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Badlands National Park.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Badlands National Park.
Climate table of Badlands National Park
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Badlands National Park. 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 Badlands National Park might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 8 | -1 |
Night temp. (°C) | -9 | -8 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 | -8 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 14 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 17 |
Days with rain | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Days with snow | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Dry days | 20 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Best time to visit Badlands National Park
The best time to visit Badlands National Park is May through September. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Badlands National Park is 32°C in July and the lowest is -1°C in January.
Climate of Badlands National Park by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Badlands National Park? 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.
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